Young couples in love are throwing privacy out the window.
They are showing their commitment to their loved one by sharing their passwords.
Passwords to their Facebook accounts, their MSN and their email. What are they thinking?!?!
They allow their boyfriend/girlfriend to access all of their private messages. Anytime they like.
This act of complete openness to what would be considered normal privacy concerns me.
Girls have gone from wearing their boyfriend's jacket as a sign of being spoken for to allowing them access to their private conversations.
Sure, email conversations could easily be forwarded anyhow. All email senders need to keep in mind that once an email is sent, it could then be forwarded to anyone.
However, allowing a boyfriend or girlfriend to know a password could be likened to allowing them to have control over you.
Couples in a marriage relationship will most likely find it safe to share password information. But, Girlfriends or Boyfriends are not wives or husbands.
Sharing a password to show a promise of commitment needs to be given thoughtful consideration. Confidentiality needs to be valued.
Why are we becoming so careless?
Relationship security cannot be exchanged for internet security.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Sharing Passwords
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3 comments:
Yikes... this is scary.
Thanks for the words of information and wisdom.
Good post! We have to be on our toes.
BTW...I posted how my Mom and I made the cinammon stick Santas. Come by when you can.
Hugs!
Kat
As the mother of a 13 year old this is a very worthwhile post. It is not just boy and girl friends but friends in general. Unfortunately, DD learned the hard way. Fortunately, she came to me and we were able to fix it, but fixes get harder the older they get.
It also amazes me the information that they put out in the open for others not just private info like locations, names, places, but also deep feelings. It is a new frontier.
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