Social Media Is A Big Invasion Of Privacy

The Internet?s leading advertising company, DoubleClick, Inc. compiled thorough information on the browsing routine of millions of users. They accomplished this

XYZ Inc. also collects specific information passively, such as obtaining online, non-identifying information through the use of cookies technology and Internet Protocol (“IP”) address tracking. Non-personal identification information might include the browser used by customers, type of computer, the operating systems, the Internet service providers, and other similar details (Chapter, 2017). The XYZ Inc. system automatically gathers information about the areas visited on the Site and about the links selected from within the Site to other sites (ISACA, 2017). Most browsers are set to accept cookies. Customers can adjust their browser to refuse cookies or to alert them when cookies are being sent, however, if they disable cookies, the full functionality of the sites may not be available to them.

Web Beacons are little, imperceptible realistic pictures that may be utilized on the Service interface or in messages identifying with the Service to gather certain information and screen client movement on the Service interface, for example, to number visits, comprehend utilization viability and to figure out whether an email has been opened and followed up on. Web Beacons permit advertisement systems and administration suppliers that we use to give, totaled reviewing, research and reporting for us, for publicists and our different accomplices. Web Beacons likewise empower commercial systems to serve focused on commercials to you when you visit different sites. Since your web program must demand these promotions and Web Beacons from the advertisement system's servers, these organizations can view, alter, or set their own cookies, generally as though you had asked for a page from their

The minute a consumer clicks on a website, their information is record like a they left their finger print on a website. Marketers use this finger print information to advertise their products and services to other websites that the consumer visits. With the rise in technology advance and more social media interactions, it has become easier to obtain a person’s information. Whether you are an average joe, a stalker, or a computer hacker, the minute a consumer creates an account, he/she is valuable to have their information stolen. “Recent findings suggest that consumers' perceptions of factors surrounding the context of the interaction help explain what promotes or prevents engagement” (Mosteller & Poddar, 2017, para 2). Informing consumers about advertising their information for marketing reasons will assist them in decided whether to provide their information or not. Companies who use consumers information for marketing research, should offer data protection for their consumers. This allows less information to get hacked and more trust with

Another issue concerning internet profiling technologies is that it has been asserted that internet profiling technologies like cookies cannot carry viruses nor install malware on the host computer; nevertheless, tracking cookies and especially third-party tracking cookies are commonly used as a way to compile long-term records of individuals’ browsing histories which is a major privacy concern, so this strikes directly at a user’s privacy and its anonymity on the Internet. The cookie, also known as an HTTP cookie, web cookie, or browser cookie, is “a small piece of data or text file that is sent from a website and stored in a user’s web browser while a user is browsing a website,” (Barth, 2011). What is more, cookies cannot read your hard drive to find out information about you; however, any personal information that you give to a web site like passwords or forms you filled in, such as credit cards numbers or your address, will most likely be stored in a cookie. In addition, these profiling technologies make possible far-reaching monitoring of an individual’s behavior and preferences. For example, advertising companies use third-party cookies to track a user across multiple sites. In particular, an advertising company can track a user across all pages where it has placed advertising images or web bugs. Knowledge of the pages visited by a user allows the advertising company to

We use technologies such as cookies and web beacons to collect information about the use of our websites. We collect information about the pages you view, the links you click and other actions you take on our Services, or within our advertising or email content. We also use these technologies to remember Personal Information when you use our website, online services, and applications. We use these tools to provide a continuous and more personalized experience to you.

• Web logging, which enables us to collect the standard information your browser sends to every web site you visit - such as your IP address, browser type and language, and the site you came from - as well as the pages you visit and the links you click while using our sites and services.

* Internet marketers use browser cookies to keep track of consumers’ behavior. Browser cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and

On one end of the scale, this is a method for companies and businesses to target consumers using stored information by web browsers. On the other scale, users privacy can possibly

"We collect the content and other information you provide when you use our Services, including when you sign up for an account, create or share, and message or communicate with others” (Hachman). Each day people live with a false security that they are protected and maintain a sense of privacy. Citizens misplace their trust in social media and technology, and divulge their personal information in ignorance of the repercussions that may arise. Users say the advances in technology and social media won’t affect the people’s privacy; however, it is proven that these advances can be a harbinger of both danger and discontent.

Social Media: Managing the Ethical Issues, by Vicki Lachman, reviews social media and the ethical issues

In Tim Dwyer’s book Convergent Media and Privacy he talks about how “Today, in the media, there is a tendency towards the dissolution of the boundary between the private and the public” (Dwyer 32). In other words, the separation between privacy and the public has become smaller. He also talks about in this chapter of how the advancement in social media technologies has started to cause more concern for considering the meaning of privacy and the consequences of power being abused to trample over people’s rights. The Author also goes on to talk about how popular social network media platforms like Twitter and Facebook monitor their users to see what they search, like, dislike, and what they buy so that they “get to know their users” (Dwyers 91). This allows these social networks to target users with specific advertisement that appeals to them. He also

When you look at this web site, our server makes a record of your visit and logs the following information:

Nowadays, social media and Internet became part of daily life. People spend more and more time going online. Many daily activities shifted to online, for example, online shopping, communicate with friends or relatives via social media or messaging app, share feelings and thoughts on social media platforms etc.

When some one access our website we place a small data file to keep the track of it how our website is used, it may place small data file called Cookies on your computer. These cookies recognize the number of times user visited our website, and the multiple pages they have browsed. Once the user log out or closed his browser this cookies expires. Long lasting cookies is also used to display your e-mail address on our sign in form, so customer does