![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, I do think that his online demeanor, engagements and comments are sometimes questionable and will therefore invite such problems. I do not think that it was his penis exposed on that photo. I do not know if he did or not, nor do I care too much. The minister said it was not his penis but some sort of smear campaign. Allow me to illustrate….a minister in South Africa recently had a picture of his penis doing the rounds on twitter. Protecting our children is not limited to what we post about them – but also what we post about ourselves. We are women raising children where technological savvy is expected. This goes beyond privacy and straight into safety. The internet has identity thieves, pornographers, child molesters, bullies, and many other sorts lurking. I do not post pictures of my son online because I appreciate and understand that being his mother doesn’t give me the right to take away his basic and critical human right… the right to privacy.Īnd so when the French announced that parents could be jailed for posting their children’s images online – I thought ‘Good!’ It is sad that we have to police what we share with friends and family – but the internet is not like going through a photo album in the privacy of your lounge over tea and scones. It’s about guiding and guarding his life for as long as possible until he learns from me what responsible social networking is – both on and offline. It’s about allowing him to grow up without having a thousand of my Facebook friends ‘knowing’ him – while he knows nothing about them. The decision not to post any of my son’s pictures on social media – or to comment about his latest award, medal, first kiss and the like was about showing him my respect and recognising that he is his own person. Privacy settings are great – but I am guessing if hackers can get into NASA – they can bypass a privacy setting or two? I agree that you can have closed groups – except when someone shares your image – it is not so closed anymore. Suffering from both skepticism and paranoia – I opted to keep family pictures, my hang-outs and holiday destinations offline. For me, the reason is basic… if the internet is accessible to everyone, anywhere – how can I post a picture of my son not knowing who will access his images. Often I have been thought of as a prude when I didn’t post pictures of my son online. ![]()
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