Privacy

Rewrite In recent times, Apple and the FBI have been arguing over the creation of software that would be able to reveal encrypted information. The author of the article Biting Apple Bruises Privacy Rights, argues the idea that by forcing Apple to hack their product will result in future violations of security and privacy. Personally, I strongly agree with the writer’s belief that forcing companies to reveal secured information is completely unwarranted and should not be allowed under any…

Many people who find these issues to be of little importance think well I have nothing to hide so they feel comfortable with the idea that their entire digital footprint is accessible by the government. I reject this position. Firstly, because it is a ridiculous stance. Not only does the NSA collect metadata, but it also collects content data like photos, voice communication, videos, text, email, and chat conversations. No sane person would be willing to make all of the contents of their…

How has the Internet Impacted Information Privacy? Privacy is something many of society takes for granted. It is something that we all are given as human beings but throughout the years, the concept of privacy has changed. Sharing personal information such as family details, personal photographs and insights into our lives have become part of the norm in society with an increase in the popularity of social media networking sites such as Facebook and Instagram. Due to this, gathering information…

PRIVACY! You wonder? “What do you mean privacy?” It is exactly what you think. But now imagine if you knew that everyday at some point. your privacy and information is being spread without you knowing or your consent. Well, it is true. Our laws and ways of keeping Healthcare patients and other Health related information hidden and safe in respect of that person's Privacy is old and needs to be safer and more Efficient. In Ademola Adesina’s article "Ensuring the Security and Privacy of…

Social Media Privacy Settings Science and technology have drastically evolved in the 21st Century. It is important in the new technological era that the rights and responsibilities are upheld by those on its forefront. Young people have become increasingly interested with technological innovations, especially that of the Internet and its social networking sites. The rights and responsibilities need to be upheld by both the users and companies. It is important to recognize that the privacy…

people should sacrifice their personal information for national security. However, rather than a debate regarding privacy and security, “nothing to hide” argument is about a choice between human rights and power. More precisely, if you have nothing to hide, why you are worried about being watched or investigated by others. Here, the main problem with surveillance is not that someone’s privacy is invaded. Instead, government surveillance creates a power imbalance, depriving of human rights.…

Should We Ditch The Idea of Privacy by Don Tapscott is all about privacy and network. Now days we can see the use of different kind of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. People share their intimate, personal information through these social medias. I think they must have to be aware about positive and negative both side of. Sharing personal information in social media. The writer says now most of people want to share their personal information with others, which…

Josh Such in his “The Internet Hasn’t Killed Privacy – But It Has Changed It Forever”, addresses the topic about how the internet is not dead and explains that not enough is being done to protect the privacy when huge amount of personal info is posted online he believes that “privacy is not dead. It’s just changing forms”. Meanwhile, Daniel Newman in his article “there is no privacy on the internet of things”, addresses the topic, why there is no privacy on the Internet and explains that…

number of internet users, the shared information are experiencing exponential growth. These all information shared on internet benefits all of the Internet community, however, the advantages of the web world have come at some cost, one being loss of privacy. Moreover, users are more open to data breaches and identity fraud. As a consumer of the Internet everyone should be aware of how our digital information show snippets…

Security and privacy are two important elements aimed at protecting information and ensuring that no external factors interfere with them. These two elements may be incorporated in any instance of life, from personal information all the way to corporate information. The National Security Agency considers these two elements as necessities to ensure protection of citizens against criminal activities and attacks. However, each of these elements is significant in its own way as they have difference…