A Medium Is Defined As A Major Side Effect On Big Privacy

One of the biggest concerns in the United States of America today is privacy. For its citizens, this concern is due mostly in part to new developments in technology and big data collection. Yes, this technology and data collection is beneficial for American citizens and is a step in the right direction for humankind, but to what extent? The CQ Researcher article titled, “Big Data and Privacy” by Tom Price answers just that question. More specifically, a monumental factor for technological advancement this article explains is the use of personal information by the producers of new technology and the collection of big data in this day in age. What makes this debate on the violation of privacy through the use personal information by businesses, as well as, the general population, is that big data collection is the staple of technological advancement and serves as a convenience for Americans. Although big data collection and technology serves as an extreme benefit in relation to convenience and societal advancement for those who use and consume it, how far will scientists, researchers, businesses, and the government push before it becomes a violation our privacy as citizens of the United States of America?

Crawford and Schultz (2014) summarized Big Data as “a generalized, imprecise term that refers to the use of large data sets in data science and predictive analytics (p. 96). The various sources of retrieving and generating information has expanded and exposed its vulnerability, especially to health data. A single breach holds risks of sharing critical information from a multitude of patients’ records. Predictive privacy harms, which are collected information that centers on individual data behaviors, have the potential to sidestep existing antidiscrimination regulations, but also lead to privacy breaches in healthcare (Crawford & Schultz, 2014). In the U.S. Supreme Court decision in United States v. Jones there were concerns expressed about invasions of privacy that could result in direct collection of large amounts of personal information through Global Position System (GPS) monitoring. This type of governmental power is vulnerable to abuse, endangerment of privacy rights of citizens, and weaken trust in the government (Crawford & Schultz, 2014). Crawford and Schultz (2014) state that John Locke and William Blackstone defined liberty, as it pertains to an individual, as an “unabridged natural right follow his or her own will”. (p.111) In a sense, if an individual believes privacy fits the bill, then it should be respected and left alone. Big Data faces many obstacles when it comes to the topic of privacy. The question of how to correctly respond to each challenge may vary, but success can come if both just and achievable protections are present for those at risk for this type of

In earlier times, communities were small and intimate. Personal information was preserved in the memories of friends, family, and neighbors, and it was spread by gossip and storytelling. Today, information is spreading through massive electronic record systems and databases. Privacy become very important and growing concern in every country around the world. Modern computing technologies and the Internet have generated the capacity to collect, manipulate, and share massive quantities of data. In this paper, I will be discussing the advantages and disadvantages of public access to citizens’ private data and other topics on the value of digital privacy.

The amount of data produced in the world is increasing exponentially, and we are a part of this phenomenon. We all use email, phones, social media, and credit cards. The new technologies that we are bringing home, such as smart cars and smart TVs, are collecting more and more data. Boyd and Crawford exposed the imperfections of the Big Data industry, and they have shown that we cannot assume that the industry will solve its own problems. By using all these technologies, we have given Big Data access to our finances, social interactions, homes, and minds. Big Data offers imperfect people tools that can be used for good and evil. If we are blind to how our data is being collected, the industry will continue misusing our data. But if we pay attention, and demand the technology companies respect our privacy, they will be forced to have higher standards. Currently, our society has ignored how our privacy is being jeopardized. As Boyd and Crawford noted, we don’t have the tools and access of researches, and our often unaware of the algorithms collecting our information (759,760). But we do have power. We can voice our concerns, or find alternatives to services that don’t respect us. We can use the tools we have access to for good, just like Big Data has been used

This excerpt of “Six Provocations for Big Data”, written by danah boyd and Kate Crawford, was a presentation on Big Data at Oxford University as part of a bigger convention. Big Data is mass produced information made possible by people, things and their interactions. Boyd and Crawford point out 6 backed-up claims on Big Data to prove that it’s weakening researchers’ understandings while also affecting the people that become a part of it. Crawford and boyd successfully conveyed through paragraph structure that “Big Data” can be used for research, but it’s use is unethical due to the unseen consequences that follow. The organization that these authors choose helped the reader focus on their point.

Today, it seems as if everyone is connected through his or her own cell phone. With this they create data and information, intentionally or not using them. This information can be collected from applications, text messaging, and simple just walking around with a cell phone connected. This data may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and other association relating to human behavior. The creation and use of this data is what today’s society puts under the large umbrella of big data. This paper discusses the ethics of collection practices and use of big data.

Finding the balance between national security and individual privacy is a seemingly unnerving task. Today’s society has made great strides in innovation and technological advancements all designed to make the lives of members of society faster and more convenient. These new technologies are not without a price. The most widespread price paid by users of technology is the loss of privacy that comes with the bulk collection of data from many of these devices by the government. With this rapid change in technology the meaning of privacy has changed over the years, it is now understood as freedom from having one’s personal life and information tampered with. Privacy is essential to civilization, it allows every individual to create and preserve

In the 21st century, modern life is created and molded around technology. Your usual day of going to work, browsing the internet, calling a friend, or using GPS is technology’s gold mine of intel gathering on everything that was, is, or will be you. You are recorded through security cameras and captured through cell phone videos and imaging anywhere you go. Your cookies are traced and sent to advertisers and your phone calls are recorded from towers and archived. This has caused the argument that true privacy no longer exists, and it’s a sound one. History shows that citizens fought for privacy more vivaciously in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. However, since the boom of the digital era, people have been resigning themselves to the fact that their data and personal information will be seen, monitored, and used in exchange for security, convenience, and entertainment.

George Orwell wouldn’t believe his eyes if he saw the many ways data is stored, used, and reused. (Kosciejew 32) Not only is the collection and storage of data dangerous, but so are the potentials of data used for tracking purposes. People are under surveillance almost every second of their lives due to big data. (Kosciejew 32) Predictive policing also plays a heavy role in demonstrating the need for stricter laws on data privacy. People are now judged based on predictions of potential actions due to big data analysis. (Kosciejew 33) While data is already held to privacy laws, these laws need to be more strict because predictive policing imperils personal freedom, data tracking means people are under constant surveillance, and data leaks lead to the loss of private

Today, individuals are sacrificing privacy in order to feel safe. These sacrifices have made a significant impact on the current meaning of privacy, but may have greater consequences in the future. According to Debbie Kasper in her journal, “The Evolution (Or Devolution) of Privacy,” privacy is a struggling dilemma in America. Kasper asks, “If it is gone, when did it disappear, and why?”(Kasper 69). Our past generation has experienced the baby boom, and the world today is witnessing a technological boom. Technology is growing at an exponential rate, thus making information easier to access and share than ever before. The rapid diminishing of privacy is leaving Americans desperate for change.

It is apparent, that privacy is becoming less of a factor to people now days and technology contributes to it. Technology is a big part of the problem in many ways. Camera are installed almost everywhere, that make it almost impossible to not have your every movement accounted for with the use of CCTV (Closed Circuit Television). Social media also contributes to the lack of privacy one may have, by ones choice to post about their private lives including their family and friends. With so many devices that are being developed, to be able to collect our personal usage date, or store out personal data, it is almost impossible to own anything technology based, that does not tract something of some sort. The main focus of technology development, is convenience. Which is resulting in our personal privacy to be at stake. Privacy will become a thing of the past in due time. By cameras being installed everywhere and devices being equipped with data collection capabilities without our prior consent or choice, social media, and by the new gadgets that have surfaced on today’s market, we are blinded by the multifunctional convenient capability features.

The widespread use of information technology, automatic data processing techniques, the formation of global information systems, access to which can be virtually made by any person from anywhere in the world – these are the real characteristics of the gaining momentum digital era. On the one hand, the benefits of free access to information directly provide the realization of one of the most important democratic rights to freedom of information to citizens. The management of large-scale automated databases not only significantly optimizes the various processes of preparation and decision-making but also facilitates citizens’ access to the digital market – from the use of credit cards to the formation of a biometric portrait and projection of possible diseases. On the other hand, the widespread use of personal data by public authorities, businesses and social organizations significantly increases the risk of intrusion by unauthorized persons in the private sphere of a person, creating an infringement threat of one of its fundamental natural rights – the right to privacy (Bygrave, 2014).

The purpose of this memo is to describe ongoing big data revolution and to show how digital privacy considerations for same can be addressed by adopting recommended options.

However this new emerging technology is not without it’s issues, privacy being the biggest one of them. Ethicists and the public at

Privacy in the 21st Century no longer exists. Bill Gates stated, “That historically privacy was almost implicit, because it was hard to find and gather information. But in the digital world, whether it 's digital cameras or satellites or just what you click on, we need to have more explicit rules - not just for governments but for private companies”. Even though the advancement of Information Technology (IT) is not the problem, the problem is the information that is available is not protected from misuse. The advancement of IT controls every aspect of our day to day lives, infringes on Americans civil liberties and has become more antagonistic and intrusive. For this reason privacy in the 21st century no longer exists.