The Power of Privacy
‘The Power of Privacy’, is a short documentary film about privacy issues that the modern digital world exposes individuals and businesses to, as seen through the eyes of journalist Aleks Krotoski (Budge, Cooper & Hoeff, 2016). As Aleks opens up her own digital footprint to be examination by hackers, information security specialist and data consultants, both her personally and professionally information that she willingly and unwittingly shared online, is accessed and the security is scrutinised. The central message of this documentary film was to raise awareness about the vulnerabilities that exist within the information security (Budge et al., 2016, 6:50) platforms, and the significance of controlling one’s digital footprint …show more content…
Although there are measures in place to secure information (Budge et al., 2016, 0:19), once your data is saved to the cloud and third-party providers don’t necessarily protect your interests. Hackers look for the vulnerabilities (Bradbury, 2012, p. 12) in security measures because they know that the developers of IOTs are more focused on getting their product to market than they are in incorporating security measures into their devices (Budge et al., 2016, 25:29). IOTs may have provided individuals and businesses with mobile access to their digital world; but the price being paid for this access is their privacy (Samani, Ghenniwa, & Wahaishi, 2015, p. …show more content…
However, with the pace at which IOTs are evolving, digital security will only be able to maintain a reactive disposition (Bradbury, 2012, p 14).
I will highly recommend this documentary to my friends and family to watch, especially those who are considering any future business ventures. Digital privacy has become a crucial factor that individuals, businesses and governments must be aware. Future IOTs will link the world through ordinary objects, as they communicate with each other, and use the data gathered to provide smart services (Jayaraman, Yang, Yavari, Georgakopoulos, & Yi, 2017, p. 540). With this in mind, it becomes imperative that privacy needs are not an afterthought (Budge et al., 2016, 26:58) when it comes to digital
‘The Power of Privacy’, is a short documentary film about privacy issues that the modern digital world exposes individuals and businesses to, as seen through the eyes of journalist Aleks Krotoski (Budge, Cooper & Hoeff, 2016). As Aleks opens up her own digital footprint to be examination by hackers, information security specialist and data consultants, both her personally and professionally information that she willingly and unwittingly shared online, is accessed and the security is scrutinised. The central message of this documentary film was to raise awareness about the vulnerabilities that exist within the information security (Budge et al., 2016, 6:50) platforms, and the significance of controlling one’s digital footprint …show more content…
Although there are measures in place to secure information (Budge et al., 2016, 0:19), once your data is saved to the cloud and third-party providers don’t necessarily protect your interests. Hackers look for the vulnerabilities (Bradbury, 2012, p. 12) in security measures because they know that the developers of IOTs are more focused on getting their product to market than they are in incorporating security measures into their devices (Budge et al., 2016, 25:29). IOTs may have provided individuals and businesses with mobile access to their digital world; but the price being paid for this access is their privacy (Samani, Ghenniwa, & Wahaishi, 2015, p. …show more content…
However, with the pace at which IOTs are evolving, digital security will only be able to maintain a reactive disposition (Bradbury, 2012, p 14).
I will highly recommend this documentary to my friends and family to watch, especially those who are considering any future business ventures. Digital privacy has become a crucial factor that individuals, businesses and governments must be aware. Future IOTs will link the world through ordinary objects, as they communicate with each other, and use the data gathered to provide smart services (Jayaraman, Yang, Yavari, Georgakopoulos, & Yi, 2017, p. 540). With this in mind, it becomes imperative that privacy needs are not an afterthought (Budge et al., 2016, 26:58) when it comes to digital