Thanks to social networks, we have lost the right to be anonymous online and the danger of a "field trial" is now in every corner.

The summer conference of the Ashnav Association dealt with the topic of tomorrow's Internet, the growing loss of privacy as more of us use the Internet, and our exposure in many different aspects to all

The accelerated use of the Internet, social networks and the use of smartphones has completely changed our lives and in fact the Internet has caused us to lose the value of privacy. We have lost the right to be anonymous and as active surfers we have no control over our private space on the net. Everything is visible, available and laid out for all to see. Big brother, did we say?

This accelerated development challenges those involved in the use of the social interfaces on the Internet, the wise use of them, and sets a new standard of risks that must be learned how to be careful of them, and these are precisely the areas in which the voluntary association "Ashnav" ("People for the Wise Use of the Internet") operates and which it presented at the annual conference The held this week the 14th

Baruch Hinoch, chairman of the Ashnav association, who reviewed the association's activities to increase the general public's awareness of the many opportunities on the side of the heavy risks from unwise use of the Internet.
Neely Steinfeld, academic director of the Institute for the Study of New Media, Politics and Society at the Ariel University Center, presented her research about "things I wanted to forget" (and the network continues to "save and distribute"). On the future of privacy, reputation and identity online.
According to Steinfeld, the social revolution that took place on the Internet caused us to lose the value of privacy. We have lost the right to be anonymous and as active surfers we have no control over our private space on the net. Everything is visible, and the information available on the net has a destructive ability in determining fate and making a "field trial".
Steinfeld also added that the boundaries between the public space and the private space are blurring, and that the definitions that currently exist in the law must be changed and adapted.
A new profession emerging today as a result of these things is the "reputation expert" who can help those who wish to eliminate and correct information about them online.
Steinfeld referred to the newest technological developments presented today, including Google glasses, and cloud technology, both of which may worsen the privacy issue. We will no longer be able to know when our privacy is preserved and when it leaks from the network.
"The solution cannot come only through legislation, it may block freedom of expression, but we want to curb it, so we need to think about an appropriate combination of things. Those who want to will be included and those who don't, won't."

Lior Zoraf, the "Israeli representative at TED" gave a lecture on the wisdom of crowds and smart ways to use it. He pointed out that we are at the beginning of a new era, the era of mind shearing available to all and essentially changing the perception of the world as we have experienced it so far. A goldsmith, he advised everyone to dream about something and share their dreams with their friends, so that they would help in fulfilling them and achieving the goal. Goldsmith, quoted John Lennon who said: "When you dream alone it's just a dream. When you dream together, it's the beginning of reality."

Attorney Yonatan Klinger, an expert in internet law and a member of the management of Ashnav Association, spoke about the future of our privacy, how our privacy has gone through a process of commodification, and in fact in the new era the privacy of each and every one of us is worth money.

Congratulations were given by Baruch Hinoch, chairman of the Ashnav association, former MK, Ze'ev Bilsky, who together with the Ashnav association founded the lobby for a smart internet in the Knesset and a true friend of the association, and who was involved many years ago in the important informational activity of the use of the Internet.

Speaking in memory of his son, Eran, Dr. Avshalom Adrat, member of the advisory board of the Ashnav Association, whose entire activity is dedicated to the memory of his son, the soldier Eran Adrat, in whose death the network played a role.

Ashnav Association - People for the Wise Use of the Internet, is a voluntary association established in 1999 to commemorate the late soldier Eran Adrat, who played a role in his death.

The association works for the promotion of the awareness of the general public: the parents, the children and the youth of the positive and negative effects of the use of the Internet and the various social networks on society and fostering an informed and prudent use of it.

The association operates a network of volunteers nationwide and over the past few years over 95,000 students and thousands of parents have been guided throughout the country, while cooperating with the IDF, the Ministry of Education and more. The association is a partner in many ventures dealing with intelligent use of the Internet, holds conferences in many and varied areas of intelligent Internet use. In addition to this, Ashnav is a partner in Google's project - Family safety center, which contains content and advice regarding wise and safe surfing on the net.

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