The article I chose to read is titled “Over 3 years later, ‘deleted’
Facebook photos are still online”. The article was published on February 7,
2012. It was written by Jacqui Cheng, on CNN.com. The article talks about an
ongoing issue with Facebook, and their flawed computer system that they use to back-up
data such as pictures and videos. The main problem that people are encountering
is that when they delete a picture, it is not actually deleted from the
internet. This means that it can still be accessed by anyone who has a direct
link to the picture that was deleted.
This
creates a huge problem for anyone who has posted a picture that they simply don’t
like because they don’t look good, or for someone who has posted a picture of
them doing something that could get them in trouble. Facebook has responded to
these issues by saying that they are working on updating their computers so
they will delete material in a more timely and organized fashion. This original
statement was made back in 2009. Now, in 2012, many of the photos that people
have tried to delete are still floating around on the internet for anyone to
see. Facebook still maintains that they are working on resolving their computer
problems so these photos can be deleted very soon.
I feel
that while Facebook is at fault for having faulty computers, no one is more at
fault than the people who posted the pictures. If someone chooses to post a
picture of him and his friends drinking at a party, knowing that they could
lose their job or get in trouble in school for those, then they shouldn’t post
the pictures. People need to learn to accept the consequences of their actions.
In life, you can’t just take back what you do, and the same is true for the
internet. So personally, I have no sympathy for people who get in trouble
because they post inappropriate pictures on line. Even though they tried to
delete them, it’s still their fault that they decided to make the decision to
do that. You can read up about this ongoing issue at the follwoing link: Facebook Scandal
I think that you hit on a very good point that someone may have posted a picture that could possibly, and when they thought they deleted it it really was never deleted. It could of cost them losing a job. What is facebook going to do? Apologize? I dont think that is enough. Facebook should have checked their system before making it official and letting it work. I wonder how many people who use Facebook have posted pics that they thought had been deleted were not. And some of us in class may have been victims of their giant mistake. I hope they check their new system before letting it go to work. Facebook could be sued by alot of people who may feel victimized because someone did not do their job properly. Its a shame, but it also warns people not to post those pictures that could possibly get you in trouble.
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