krambman;400215 wrote:The stupidity of high school kids posting pics of them drinking underage is less about legal repercussions and more about being affected in other ways. I know tons of people who got suspended or kicked off sports teams for pics they put on Facebook or because of things they wrote on there about teachers and other students. You also hear all the time about people losing their jobs or not getting hired because of what they have on their profile. It just lacks common sense a lot of the time. People post stuff that they wouldn't otherwise make public or admit to certain people because for some reason they seem to think that Facebook is super private or that it doesn't count.
I think it is because they also don't understand how privacy settings work. For example a lot of people don't realize that the default setting for sharing photos (i believe) is to include friend of friends. Unless you set your album to friends only or selected friends, your girlfriends mom (that she is friends with) could very well see that drunk photo of you.
I limit all my stuff to friends only but even in that case I removed every photo that remotely suggests I've had too much to drink and I periodically check to make sure nobody tagged me in anything inappropriate. It's a pain, but it has to be done.
What sucks is that back in my dumb college days I signed up for friendster and my profile pic was me pouring shots off a bar. Unfortunately I used my college email when i signed up for and don't remember my password it so i have no idea how to get rid of it. I'm just hoping they get rid of that site for good.
