Privacy Does Not Exist Online!

When will people learn that privacy does not exist on the internet?

Baseball player Grady Sizemore is upset because sexy and semi-nude photos he sent to his girlfriend have been posted online.

While they have been a hot topic on various sites, he claims they were stolen from her email and has enlisted Major League Baseball to get them removed.

Good luck with that, Grady.

Sizemore is just the latest person to get embarrassed by their online activities.

A Georgia high school teacher was forced to resign because of her Facebook page. She posted photos of her holding beer and wine and talking about “crazy bitch bingo.”

A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression had her health benefits revoked after posting photos of her at a Chippendales show. Her insurance company said the photos of her partying did not match the profile of a depressed individual.

Over in England, a teacher was scandalized when his nude photos were discovered on a porn site. He claimed they were old photos and had no impact on his ability to work, but he eventually resigned.

In all of these instances, people assumed they had some degree of anonymity and that their activities would not be discovered. The internet is hailed as a haven of freedom, but in reality, the web is the first mode of communication where every action is recorded and can be traced back to you.

Carrie Prejean’s descent from right-wing darling to laughing stock is proof that digital photos and videos can have an impact far beyond the original intent of the subject.

Please use common sense with your email and online postings. If it’s something you would be embarrassed for your mother to discover, you are probably better off thinking twice before you hit “send.”