Privacy and Security

In my opinion privacy and the internet are mutually exclusive. I feel any and all information that I put into any website be it Amazon, or Facebook, could possibly be leaked by someone adamantly trying to get to that information. However, there are certain aspects of the internet I feel are safer than others. I feel that my email account and Facebook info is something even a novice hacker could retrieve. THe article involving metadata and David Petraeus shows how any information email related is basically up for grabs if someone wants that info bad enough.This is why I would never use those services for any truly sensitive information (i.e social security #). But I do expect tightened internet privacy/security on information about myself that could make an impact on my life. I would never want to run into a situation where my identity was stolen via the internet, or someone somehow got ahold of my credit card information and was using it for their own personal gain. I feel every time I put this information into a website I am knowingly taking a risk, which in this day and age, is a necessary risk.