I recently watched Season 2 of a crime thriller on Prime. It did take me a moment to recall what season 1 was all about, and I presumed this to be an elongated version.
Halfway through my first episode, the show gripped me way more than I expected. As the episodes went by, I was on the edge. All those questions one can think of while watching a crime thriller crossed my mind - how, when, could that be, no way etc. it had all the right elements: crime with intent, drama, chaos, vengeance, violence, emotions and so much more, making it simply perfect.
I don’t want to dwell on the storyline here and make my post sound like a review. The one scene that caught my eye is the very reason that prompted me to write. The police, during the course of the investigation as expected, tried to piece the puzzle together and connect the dots. Their frustrations grow with time, since they are unable to find even one piece of evidence to support their claims. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you they now have multiple suspects in custody for a murder. But the million-dollar question is - how and why?
Then viola, guess what happened? Social media, who doesn’t have a Facebook/Instagram or LinkedIn account now. The cops rummage through everything and anything they can think of, even a tiny fraction of information would lead them further into the case. And that’s where it gets interesting: The victims who assumed they could perfect a crime didn’t pause to clean their social media platforms.
And the cops encounter their eureka moment!! Finally, it’s starting to make sense to them.
This had me thinking we live in a digital age where everything and anything is posted, shared, validated or supported-it’s endless possibilities. From boarding a flight, stay vacations, restaurants, mood swings, political affiliations, we all express our thoughts online now. It has its perks, no doubt. But how much is too much?
Committing a crime is so well thought of and planned, but getting caught is easy now. All one has to do is look it up online. Forget getting your birth certificates from the hospitals you were born in, that’s a challenge. But your online activity from day one is sitting happily on servers and cloud and whatever else there is out there. I’m not endorsing crime; it’s just an example.
How does one profile or stalk you, know your whereabouts? Easy your online presence is all that it takes to figure out. There’s no going back now since we are all deep in it, but being mindful of what we post is the key. Not only is privacy important, it’s also a self-mechanism that allows us to keep our content and lives in check. Why should we allow perpetrators or other people who we have absolutely nothing to do, know our activities?
Social media have their advantages and benefits, but our private lives should be protected. It’s not a pretty world out there. The glitch in the show’s murder plot was one’s social media activity, how inefficient on the part of the accused. Nevertheless, it made me think far and deep.
As for me, I stand by and strongly believe in having a low-key profile. It’s all a matter of choice. Choose yours wisely!!
I don’t want to dwell on the storyline here and make my post sound like a review. The one scene that caught my eye is the very reason that prompted me to write. The police, during the course of the investigation as expected, tried to piece the puzzle together and connect the dots. Their frustrations grow with time, since they are unable to find even one piece of evidence to support their claims. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you they now have multiple suspects in custody for a murder. But the million-dollar question is - how and why?
Then viola, guess what happened? Social media, who doesn’t have a Facebook/Instagram or LinkedIn account now. The cops rummage through everything and anything they can think of, even a tiny fraction of information would lead them further into the case. And that’s where it gets interesting: The victims who assumed they could perfect a crime didn’t pause to clean their social media platforms.
And the cops encounter their eureka moment!! Finally, it’s starting to make sense to them.
This had me thinking we live in a digital age where everything and anything is posted, shared, validated or supported-it’s endless possibilities. From boarding a flight, stay vacations, restaurants, mood swings, political affiliations, we all express our thoughts online now. It has its perks, no doubt. But how much is too much?
Committing a crime is so well thought of and planned, but getting caught is easy now. All one has to do is look it up online. Forget getting your birth certificates from the hospitals you were born in, that’s a challenge. But your online activity from day one is sitting happily on servers and cloud and whatever else there is out there. I’m not endorsing crime; it’s just an example.
How does one profile or stalk you, know your whereabouts? Easy your online presence is all that it takes to figure out. There’s no going back now since we are all deep in it, but being mindful of what we post is the key. Not only is privacy important, it’s also a self-mechanism that allows us to keep our content and lives in check. Why should we allow perpetrators or other people who we have absolutely nothing to do, know our activities?
Social media have their advantages and benefits, but our private lives should be protected. It’s not a pretty world out there. The glitch in the show’s murder plot was one’s social media activity, how inefficient on the part of the accused. Nevertheless, it made me think far and deep.
As for me, I stand by and strongly believe in having a low-key profile. It’s all a matter of choice. Choose yours wisely!!
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