Privacy and confidentiality are major concerns raised when it comes to new media. While most new media will assure users that their information will be protected, this isn't always certain. New media has given way to new methods of hacking online and retrieving personal information.
People put their personal information on places like virtual worlds like SecondLife or online banking systems. If someone hacks into these places, they receive all the personal information they can get.
Along with cyberattacks, a person's right to privacy may not really exist on new media because of interconnectedness online. For example, something someone posts on Facebook as a personal opinion can get shared by someone else, and may even cause problems for the original "poster". This can happen with any social media site consisted of pictures or posts. It is important to be mindful of how "private" new media can really be.
Hey Mandeep, I definitely agree with you that even though most online retailers assure users that their information will be protected, this isn't always the case. There are always hackers who try to hack into a retailers system to try and steal someone's credit card information or their identity. I remember last year, Target's security was breached and up to 70 million customers information were taken.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything you said.. We definitely don't have any privacy when it comes to Social Networking. Others can see everything you post. They can also steal your picture and make a meme. They can also expose you of your private post by taking a screenshot and posting it to the social media. One more thing is that social media sells your information to third party. That's how they make money. Once we sign up for social network, we hive up our privacy
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything you said.. We definitely don't have any privacy when it comes to Social Networking. Others can see everything you post. They can also steal your picture and make a meme. They can also expose you of your private post by taking a screenshot and posting it to the social media. One more thing is that social media sells your information to third party. That's how they make money. Once we sign up for social network, we hive up our privacy
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