Dangerously Exposed!
The ease of taking and posting the pictures has made many people laugh loudly because they gain profit through the pictures and videos that they shared via the net, and there are many others who have cried loudly because the pictures and videos that they share brought them misery.
The basic nature of human that likes to share things is possibly the main motivation behind the habit of sharing pictures and videos besides other motivation, such as for business and profit purposes.
We have read, watched, and listened to the story of an instant success in gaining popularity with the help of the internet.
A video of policeman singing an Indian song and dancing while on duty was posted on YouTube and got hundred thousands of viewers, in a matter of weeks the policeman was known all over Indonesia and treated like a famous singer.
Being overwhelmed with popularity and invitation to perform everywhere, the policeman was confused whether to continue his career as a policeman with a modest salary or being a singer with all its promise of opulence.
This is an example of an instant success in gaining popularity.
Another example is the spread of self-taped videos of a famous male singer having extra-marital sex with two famous female celebrities which led to the ruin of the singer's career temporarily because he had to go to jail for what he did.
These are examples of how public exposures of pictures and videos can either benefit or ruin the owners of the pictures and videos.
The majority of pictures and videos exposed on the internet are for fun, especially those exposed on the social media, such as Facebook and Twitter.
People share their pictures and videos are only for the sake of sharing.
There are no other intended purposes.
They just want their circle of friends and relatives to know that they have done something somewhere.
The pictures maybe welcomed with various comments, depending upon the perception of each individual who sees them.
However, we sometimes ponder: Are these pictures and videos totally safe on the net? As we read and listen to the news about the abuse of people's identities and pictures, this question sounds normal.
For this reason, we have to be wise in posting our pictures on the net.
Think of the wildest possibility of your pictures being engineered with Photoshop program to make them look like you are doing something you never want other people to see.
If you think seriously about the possible consequences of posting pictures on the net, you will never dare to post the pictures that will easily be engineered to have negative impact on yourself.