Sharing Our Lives Online

Many of us live our whole lives online. It’s where we shop, order food, chat with friends, watch movies, listen to music, book travel, bank and so much more. Yet little do many of us realise how open we are being about our lives and with our information. The problem we face however, is that no matter how cautious we are with what we actively put online ourselves, we’re never going to be 100% secure no matter what we do.

Is it okay to share details about my child's life on social media?
What kinds of pictures should I avoid posting?
Am I taking away my kids' ownership over their future online footprint?

A visionary and optimistic thinker examines the tension between privacy and publicness that is transforming how we form communities, create identities, do business, and live our lives.
Thanks to the internet, we now live—more and more—in public. More than 750 million people (and half of all Americans) use Facebook, where we share a billion times a day. The collective voice of Twitter echoes instantly 100 million times daily, from Tahrir Square to the Mall of America, on subjects that range from democratic reform to unfolding natural disasters to celebrity gossip. New tools let us share our photos, videos, purchases, knowledge, friendships, locations, and lives.