Thursday, September 10, 2009
Gone too far
The idea of a virtual identity and an online community is very liberating. It allows you be who you want to be, and where you want to be at your convenience. This is a two faced coin that has created many tragedies and has authorities and parents asking for the creation of laws to protect the users.
In the case of Megan Meier this was an unfortunate tragedy of a parent creating an identity to immaturely protect her daughter, but took the situation out of control. Megan's mother had suspicions about the person her daughter was conversing with on Myspace. The article stated:
In the case of Megan Meier this was an unfortunate tragedy of a parent creating an identity to immaturely protect her daughter, but took the situation out of control. Megan's mother had suspicions about the person her daughter was conversing with on Myspace. The article stated:
" She called police to find out if they could determine if a MySpace
account was real. They couldn't"It was just that nervous mom," Tina Meier said.
She called police to find out if they could determine if a MySpace account was
real. They couldn't."This is the terrible side of virtual identity it can be used to harm and bully others. many efforts have been made since Megan Meire death to amend the cyberbullying prevention act.
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So, what can be done about people creating fake identities online? Is it ever alright? Is legislation really needed or just education about the dangers? The Megan Meier case is causing a sensation, but can such cases be prevented without a serious loss of privacy for the rest of us?
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