I find it definitely apt to be reading Solove article especially with recent news of social websites like Twitter and Facebook gathering personal information from users’ tweets or posts to leak or to sell to advertisers. Then there is the recent news of Google tracking web users’ visits and search histories. I think what Solve touched on about social sites is what struck me the most. Social sites allow users to express their thoughts and opinions and share their personal details or photos of their lives, but I think users need to know that Facebook and Twitter are not public forums. They act like one as it is free to sign up to becomes members, but ultimately they are both private companies that need to make profit. That is not to say they are right to be doing what they do, but users should be more aware about they put out there on their social sites. I admit I used to feel like I should be really upset with Facebook and Twitters, but I don’t think much about what they are doing as I don’t put anything scandalous on my Facebook or Twitter. However, after I read Solve’s article my views on Facebook and Twitter have changed. He wrote:
