New media has benefitted society in so many great ways but
has also greatly challenged peoples’ privacy. Privacy and confidentiality are
the biggest technological security concerns. With so many social networks and
electronic devices asking for a lot of personal information and location it
would be very easy for a criminal to steal someone’s identity. Just to sign up
and create an account for some social networking sites, they require your
address, email, phone number, birthday and other very personal information.
Confidentiality becomes an issue because just by using a credit card at a store
someone can hack into the system database and steal a customer’s personal
information. This is a scary thought that many years ago people never even
thought would be possible. Today people have to be cautious to what they post
online because if something goes viral, virtually the whole world can view it. This
can be detrimental to someone’s reputation.
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