2014年ESL之日常生活 19 Maintaining Internet Privacy

 

Maintaining Internet Privacy 

Lorenzo: I wouldn’t post all of those photos on social media sites. 

Pamela: Why not? Only my friends and family are going to see them. 

Lorenzo: I wouldn’t be so sure. And I wouldn’t post all of that personal data either or divulge¹ personal information. You don’t know who may gain access to your page. 

Pamela: There are privacy safeguards on this website. I can block anyone I don’t know from getting access, so no one can see what I post without permission. 

Lorenzo: Well, the people who run the website itself have access. They could track what you do and what you post, and extract data from your page to sell to third- party buyers. 

Pamela: No, they can’t do that. I’d know if they were doing that. 

Lorenzo: How? 

Pamela: Well... 

Lorenzo: As I said, that’s happening as we speak. And those are the legitimate² uses of your information. Hackers³ can gain access, too, with malicious⁴ intent. They can do a lot of damage with the personal data you’ve posted. 

Pamela: So, what should I do? 

Lorenzo: Take down most of your posts and photos, at least the ones you wouldn’t want everyone to see. 

Pamela: But that would mean no one would know anything about me. Worse yet, it would mean having a really boring page. 

Lorenzo: It’s either risk being boring or risk an invasion of your privacy. 

Pamela: Wow, what a dilemma⁵! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 divulge   

v.泄漏(秘密等)；宣布，公布

参考例句：

• They refused to divulge where they had hidden the money.他们拒绝说出他们把钱藏在什么地方。
• He swore never to divulge the secret.他立誓决不泄露秘密。

2 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

3 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

4 malicious   

adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的

参考例句：

• You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
• Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

5 dilemma   

n.困境，进退两难的局面

参考例句：

• I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
• He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。