Violation Of Personal Data On Social Networks

Any individual has the right to obtain information stored about them at any given time.

The rights of data subjects, the people that have their data stored are called data subjects ad the data protection act sets rights for people who have data kept about them and these rights are;

Personal data should be lawfully processed and not kept longer than necessary. Data should not be transfer to other countries without protection and processed in accordance with data subject rights. Data should be secure, accurate and relevant.

Social networking sites are increasingly becoming one of the internet most utilized activities. However, how often does one think that their Facebook site is hazardous to their identity. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, an estimated 11.7 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2010 (U.S. Dept. of Justice). Identity theft is defined as a crime where someone illegally acquires and utilizes another person’s vital information to deceive for personal gain. That same year, the Federal Trade Commission reported that identity theft crimes cost businesses and individuals an estimated $53 billion (Federal Trade Commission). Most Americans are familiar with identity theft but aren’t well-informed about the influence it has on

Not all threats for privacy in Social Network Sites materialize and damage users in the same way. A risk analysis approach is needed to incorporate these insecurities into the analysis. The experts identified multiple threats for users of Social Network Sites. When these threats materialize, they become incidents that affect a certain amount of people. However, not all of these incidents damage users in the same way. The damage incurred depends on the type of threat and the perception of the user. Laws are directed at preventing the threats from materializing. More specifically, American tort laws create means for people to find compensations against the damages they incurred. Experts rate to what extent the tort laws address the threats for privacy and resulting damages they identified. The ratings of the various tort laws are depicted in illustration below.

The right of access – the right to obtain confirmation that their data is processed, access to their personal data and other supplementary information.

Everyone is entitled to a certain level of privacy in regards to their personal information. However, there is the constant increase and enhancement in technology and the growing value of information for use in decision making. Between these two facts, the definition of privacy becomes unclear and allows people to gather information that one might deem confidential. Privacy has been manipulated in efforts claiming that as long as it is beneficial in the long run to a wholesome amount of people then it is allowed. There are multiple forces to maintain personal information and ensure everyone’s private data is not breached.

The power that current and future information systems afford us with to gather information about people, their preferences, and their activities by way of surveillance, communication, storage and retrieval is increasing (Mason, 1986). Thus, laws

Personal data shall be handled in harmony with the rights of data subjects under this Act.

Nowadays, even as young as seven-year-old kid can create an account in any social media sites. A seventy-year-old grandmother is unbelievably using social media, as well. But no matter what age a social media user is, it is not ethical to access their personal information without their consent, for it may have harm effects to that person. For example, the

Ethical and right based philosophical theories have long recognized the importance of privacy and its relationship to personal information. Much of my emphasis on privacy is focused on having control over information about oneself. The degree of control may differ among cultures and countries but the fundamental principle remains the same that all human has right to protect their personal information and lawfully go about their ordinary businesses without interference and surveillance. This paper reviews ethical aspects of information privacy and information technology. The issues discussed are the concept privacy, impact of technology on the private lives of people, influence of technology on processing, storing and accessing private information and proposed solutions to these issues.

With the improvement of technology continuously growing every day, privacy has become one of the most important issues in today’s society. Privacy refers to one’s right to control how your personal information is collected and used by financial institutions. It is the financial institution’s responsibility to provide security to your personal information. Security refers to the obligation of the company that collects and uses your information to ensure that your information is safe against unauthorized uses (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse).

Most people think of their privacy as one of their most prized possessions. In the world today we are finding ourselves having less and less privacy with the increased use of the internet. When someone goes online their private information can be stolen by hackers and grifters but it can also be taken by companies like Google and Facebook legally. A bill was passed in Washington that gave companies even easier access to people's private information. In this composition I will talk about the legal and ethical parts of it and how this has come to be.

With the continuing increase of the usage of the OSN, the privacy and security threats/breaches are also growing at an alarming rate. Indeed almost all the social networking sites have some kind of mechanism, which is focused on dealing with these kinds of threats and breaches.

Introduction: The topic for this research proposal is violation of personal data in social network. This topic interests me because when I was playing Facebook, I have seen a lot of advertisements that relied on the websites I have accessed. I am curious why they knew what websites I have reached. Moreover, I am keen on information technology, which the major I would like to complete my master 's degree. And I used to work as marketing analyst, where I usually associated with numerous data relating to personal information. Indeed, there are a lot of people who do not realize that they are being tracking and collecting their personal information without any permission. I hope my research will help them being cognizant of their privacy in the era of globalization by the research I will be working on it.