In this post, discuss how the issues of privacy and confidentiality are related to new media.
Privacy and confidentiality are one of the significant concerns in new media. In most of the new media, you need to sign in to get access to them where you need to write your basic information. Some of them ask you for more than that such as your credit card information because you need to pay to make reservations in a hotel's, buy tickets to fly or as Amazon where you can buy anything that you can imagine. Most of those platforms give you the option to restrict the information that you can share and with who you can share it. However, with the advancement of technology, some programs and applications are easy to download and let your electronic devices get infected with any virus. Those viruses are used to hack or leak your personal information and steal your identity. For example, last year, Marriot, which is the hotel and conference center, was hacked leading the exposition of information of more than 500 million guests. Privacy and confidentiality is one aspect that experts are still working on so their users can navigate on the internet with confidence.
Privacy and confidentiality are one of the significant concerns in new media. In most of the new media, you need to sign in to get access to them where you need to write your basic information. Some of them ask you for more than that such as your credit card information because you need to pay to make reservations in a hotel's, buy tickets to fly or as Amazon where you can buy anything that you can imagine. Most of those platforms give you the option to restrict the information that you can share and with who you can share it. However, with the advancement of technology, some programs and applications are easy to download and let your electronic devices get infected with any virus. Those viruses are used to hack or leak your personal information and steal your identity. For example, last year, Marriot, which is the hotel and conference center, was hacked leading the exposition of information of more than 500 million guests. Privacy and confidentiality is one aspect that experts are still working on so their users can navigate on the internet with confidence.
I totally agree with every aspect you brought up. Almost everything in have it’s good and bad side of it. When new technology is to make humans life easier at it has some negative part as well, primary threat is one of them. When you excited about going on one of your vacation, reserve everything online, same time you concern if you putting you credit card info on secure place. Because you know inside you are not 100% protected.
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