Today, it seems as though everyone under the age of 30 has a Facebook profile. On these profiles, users post status updates, photos, videos, and comments that they want their friends to see.

Young people today seem to be rather careless as to what kinds of photos and pictures they post on their profiles. Democratic nominee for the 1st congressional district in Virginia, Krystal Ball happens to be one of these people. Now, 28-years-old, Ball made a mistake of posting one of her racy photos on Facebook from when she was still in college. That photo has come back to bite her in the rear end.

Krystal Ball didn’t expect the racy photo to bring her so much attention. However, in the technology age that we live in today, it’s something people in every profession must now consider. Employers, and Colleges now have been known to screen potential employees and students by searching for their names on the internet. A Google search for most people will bring up a results for their Facebook profile, close to the top of the results.

Some people believe that the added attention that Krystal Ball has received will help when election time rolls around. Others think that the racy photograph will prevent many potential followers from voting for her, and instead favor her competitor Rob Wittman. Either way, it certainly helps remind us that stuff we post on the internet may just come back and haunt us in the future.