Communication

Function
Communication has always been a necessity for communities to keep functioning. Our extensive communication is one of the main elements of what set us apart as humanoids from other living things. Over the years, communication has developped significantly. Because of the creation of the internet, people all over the world have been able to communicate with eachother all across the globe which would otherwise never have ben possible. Some think that this is a bad thing since instead of communicating "face to face", more and more people choose to commuicate "face to screen" instead.

Social networks
 Via social networks, such as facebook, people are able to find another person given they know their name. Using the example of facebook, people are able to add others as "friends" if the other accepts their request. If an owner of his identifying profile allows it, anyone is able to see the information the owner gave. Most people allow almost anyone to see their information, resulting in their "private bubble" shrinking. You can see who has who as friend or the communication between the two as long as they do so on the social network. A person can add a seemingly unlimited amount of "friends" to their profile. these friends could be people the profile owner has never even met or spoken to before which makes the meaning of the word friend as good as empty.

These networks allow people to hide themselves aswell, so they can seem a person they are not. This means that a relationship of any kind over the internet is fully dependant on the honesty of both ends.

If someone lies about their identity they are able to mislead and trick others into believing he or she is someone they are, he or she can spread lies that could severely damage anothers privacy and confidence. This is a form of something called cyberbullying and is mostly done on social networks.