Privacy : Privacy And Privacy

How I would explain the difference between privacy, confidentiality, and privileged communication to a client.

He then uses ethos by discussing his role as “an operator of a small government-transparency Web site,” who does good for his site’s visitors when there is enough money to do so. Harper is a founding member of the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee for the Department of Homeland Security and an expert in the legal complications surrounding new technologies. He offers us this role to persuade readers to perceive him as a trustworthy person. Harper begins his essay by stating that if you surf the Web, you are part of the information economy. His essay, which was published in the Wall Street Journal, argues that the business models and opportunities used to customize advertising justifies the use of data mining. Because of advertising and the use of cookies, which are files used to track users in order to customize their experiences, companies such as Google are able to spend millions of dollars on free

Time Newspaper has learnt that it's not surprising that Internet companies have electronic dossiers that contain personal information for individuals who subscribe to the websites. Generally, these companies have obtained the information from people based on individual's visit to the website, sent and received emails, tagged photos, and searches people carry out. However, the extent of personal information known by these Internet companies has remained largely unknown as well who they provide and/or sell this information to. However, Internet companies continue to gather lots of personal information from different people who focus on carrying out online activities on a daily basis. Currently, it's estimated that these firms gather personal information from nearly 500 million users but are hesitant to provide this information to the other firms or individuals. As their unwillingness to share has attracted significant congressional inquiry, things could finally change in California following the introduction of a bill that may force companies to disclose the kind of personal information they have gathered and how this information is being used.

In the essay, “Tracking Is an Assault on Liberty” by Nicholas Carr, he argues the importance of privacy when one is surfing the web. Carr writes how companies personalize ads they provide on the internet based on our personal information. We are not aware of the consequences and the information we disclose about ourselves on the internet. Everything we do on the internet is recorded and stored. Nicholas Carr uses ethos and counter argument/refutation to express to his audience that their privacy is being violated.

Greenemeier starts by addressing, the cost of Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and other Internet company’s by the exchange of information for advertising revenue. Most internet users generally accept this trade-off of private data, which is when one clicks they agree to the terms and conditions. He says the dark side of bartering personal data, is that the internet user has no way to track who has control of their information. When visiting sites such as clothing and shoe stores, the data is read that one maybe interested in such stores. If one was to close the browser containing the store catalog, the next social media and/or website will have advertising specific to what one researched at the previous store. This information collection allows for easier ad revenue for the producers, because each click on the ads allows for a small percent of profits from the website that one had come from. Greenemeier also talks about five ways one can protect them from information

Something similar is happening with our cyber information. Internet service providers can collect information from users such as browsing information, location, financial, health information, etc. and sell that information to marketing and advertisement agencies. Sites such as Facebook can also track user’s online activity and sell that information to advertisers and third-party sites, an example of this is anytime a user logs into a site using Facebook it allows that company to track their online activity. Ultimately, people should be made aware of what is happening with their personal

In today’s society, the word “privacy” has become ubiquitous. When discussing whether government surveillance and data collection pose a threat to privacy, the most common retort against privacy advocates – by those in favor of databases, video surveillance, spyware, data mining and other modern surveillance measures – is this line: "If I’m not doing anything wrong, what would I have to hide?" The allowance of the government’s gathering and analysis of our personal information stems from an inadequate definition of what privacy is and the eternal value that privacy possesses. The adherents of the “nothing-to-hide” argument say that because the information will never be disclosed to the public, the “privacy interest is minimal, and the security interest in preventing terrorism is much more important.” 1 In an era where the patterns we leave behind will inevitably become the focus for whatever authority, the issue of privacy affects more than just individuals hiding a wrong. In this essay, I will explore the state of online privacy in wake of the government’s warrantless data collection. Respectively, the nothing-to-hide argument and its key variants in more depth.

Privacy is an increasing issue that is at the heart of many debates, companies like Facebook profit form the oversharing of personal information because of targeted advertising. To illustrate, let’s say that you were online shopping, and you look up ‘red dress’, then you log on to Facebook. Facebook will show

The unknown author(s) of the article “Your Browser Is Selling You Out,” states how website advertisements, computer programs, and websites in general are collecting and storing private information. Andrea Rock, the author of “How Private Is Your Private Life?,” shows how her doing everyday activities puts her privacy at risk. Also both articles explain what cookies are and how they are used for ad networks such as DoubleClick. Andrea Rock’s article is put in sequence format to show what she does during the day that puts her privacy at risk, such as using a supermarket discount card, registering a car, or using an E-ZPass (Rock 683-685). In contrast, the article “Your Browser Is Selling You Out” goes through three different ways in depth on how privacy is being collected and

How different countries and organizations are approaching privacy issues along with my predictions how it will unfold the future

Internet service providers, depending on the state in which they are located, have different policies regarding the collection and storing of personal information or data of their subscribed users. In the United States of America there are many legislative proposals such as “Do not track me online act of 2011” or “Do not track kids act of 2011”, such proposals were shaken by the lack of a strong basis and sustainability. Everything changed in 201222, when the security control and the quality of personal data protection have been passed on both to the consumer's concern and to the concern of search engine companies. The report of the Federal Commission states that through this protection, the consumer will choose if he wants his information to be used by third parties. This report was subsequently integrated into consumer privacy law, a report proposed by US President Barack Obama23. Giants such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, or Mozilla will offer the user the ability to choose whether he wants his data to be used by other companies. The only problem with this proposal is that there is no agent or organization applying this measure, the

Do you believe the Board of Education violated her right to privacy? Were they justified in firing her? Explain two to three (2-3) major reasons why or why not.

The words, “Arguing that you don’t care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say” were said by Edward Snowden who is a computer professional in America. Similarly, the essays “Tracking Is an Assault on Liberty,” “Web Users Get as Much as They Give,” and “Facebook Is Using You” from Nicholas Carr, Jim Harper, and Lori Andrews respectively points out that the internet privacy is good and bad. However, the articles by Carr and Andrews are based on the negative side of the internet privacy, which means that the internet privacy is not good. On the other hand, Harper’s article is based on the positive side of the internet privacy, which means that the internet privacy is good and scary, but people need to be careful of their own information and browsing histories, and websites. Jim Harper’s essay is more relevant and reasonable than the Nicholas Carr and Lori Andrews’s essays. However, Harper seems more persuasive to readers because he believes that the internet is good if people use it in a right way, whereas Carr and Andrews believe that the internet is not good at all.

Is the government supposed to protect our privacy or invade it? The FBI has had many cases where they were given information from an individual's cell phone and they got a warrant to search the phone. It seems so simple until it is brought to the attention of the cell phone company that access to this one person's phone will open the possibility that the security of other user's privacy could be in question. Apple users agree to be loyal customers as long as their personal information is kept as private as possible. Everyone knows that the government already monitors everything, and everything done online is out there forever. The only harm Apple did in this situation was hurt the FBI's feelings. They thought that they were entitled to everything

Privacy concerns on the web have become an undesirable consequence that people face with cyber technology. The ability of computers to gather and store unlimited amount of information from the internet raises privacy issues concerning an individual’s informational privacy. A person’s right to informational privacy is the ability to control the flow of their personal information, including the transfer and exchange of that information. An invasion of informational privacy denies people the right to control who accesses their personal information. Many internet users are unaware that they are more likely to compromise their privacy when using the internet services such as search engines and social networking sites. The internet provides access to an incredible amount of information from all over the world. Some internet users use the internet exclusively as a source of information while other internet users use the internet to create and disseminate information for others to use. However, the vast amount of information floating on the internet would not