Losing jobs for just being you

I am not a bit surprised that careers are being compromised due to undesirable online profiles. Personally, I have a my space as a way to keep in touch with some old friends and to track some of my favorite blogs, but my use for it stops there. I certainly do not believe that the internet is all that secure to post anything more personal than my name and potentially my sign. I find it hard to believe that interns or potential employees would not be more aware of the depths that an employer would go to find out the inner workings of a potential employee, especially in the higher paying and public jobs.

In addition, I have found after having to explore blogging in this class, just how popular it has become. I hear it mentioned all over the media. I feel that my security is most important online. I would like to think that my personal information is not readily available for online predators or undesired parties, but I also feel that is a chance that I take submitting it to the World Wide Web.