Lost in Cyburbia

Finding connection online

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Hal Niedzviecki’s new book The Peep Diaries boldly proclaims, “In the age of peep, core values and rights we once took for granted are rapidly being renegotiated, often without our even noticing.” Here are two cautionary tales about the erosion of social values on the internet. Both authors warn us that social networking may be eroding privacy and this could very well have a detrimental effect on us. Instead of the promised freedom it was intended for, it may instead bring citizens the exact opposite.

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