TTC and Twitpic

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/01/22/snoozing-ttc.html

We have come to a point where going outside means not just being in the public eye of the city you are in but also in the public eye of the Internet world.

One picture on Twitpic has caused quite a stir, leading up to paper newspapers running a whole-page story and a subsequent TTC review on the incident.  This could potentially cost him his job (and thus, the ability to pay the mortgage and support the kids) which would really suck in this climate of unemployment.

Though, of course, it was not the intent of the photographer to take someone's job away.  He found it funny and I am sure so did a lot of people.

But it illustrates the growing fact that no matter where we are, we need to be aware of our behaviour.  Anyone with a cell phone camera can pull this off.   So don't act like a fool in public.

This also means we must consider the ramifications of posting something on the Internet.  You are speaking to a global community and could easily offend anyone.  I take a lot of photos of my "adventures" / daily life but I don't post them all up on Twitpic (just mainly of delicious meals I eat, haha).

I consider, to the best of my ability, whether I am violating anyone's privacy (subjects in the background/foreground) and any other possible consequences before posting.

And well, on two extremes, maybe the guy above will still be enjoying his sleep not worrying about an inquiry or there may be sweeping reform changes throughout the TTC staff in the months to come.