Social Media and Privacy Issues

Privacy continues to be a huge concern as mainstream Social Media companies look to mine the user data to enhance their revenue streams. Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett, D-San Leandro is introducing another bill to protect consumers' privacy rights after losing her last bill two years ago do heavy lobbying by Facebook, Twitter, and others.

Another report by Piper Jaffray discovered that social media sites like Facebook are losing luster with the teens. In general, there seems to be a general burnout from these types of social networking sites where everything is open and there is no privacy.

More and more users are moving toward sites like socialnumber.com so they can express themselves freely without any repercussions. They  can discuss any topics from global warming to cold-hearted bosses, from sex to politics, from religion to atheism, just to name a few.

We hope that Ellen Corbett is successful in getting her bill passed. Even if she doesn't, users can make their own choice by moving to sites like socialnumber.com where they don't have to worry about privacy issues at all - bill or no bill.

M.K.

Share your discussions against Syrian Govt anonymously

I feel gratified when I see people who have been crushed by their governments are able to finally express themselves on a platform like Socialnumber.com. Being anonymous helps in really sharing your thoughts and feelings without the government throwing you in prison. Freedom of speech that we take for granted in the United States is a foreign concept in a lot of countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. People can't publicy say anything that is against the government even if they completely disagree.

Since Socialnumber.com allows completely anonymity and you are just a number, users are able to truly say how they feel. Where else could the Syrian rebels or anyone for that matter could say something like this on a group (including Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter or any other social media site) without worrying about repurcussions.

"This guy can't be serious. What a jerk! He needs to take his family and leave the country before he has Saddam's fate...." - they are talking about Assad of course.

Freedom of speech can be so liberating..


M.K.