Blog: Privacy

Privacy and confidentiality continues to be a main issues through the use of new media. The increased use of digitalized media has raised concerns on who might see their personal info or who might have access to their personal accounts. Hacking has become a big issue in digital age. There is always the risk of information being released without one's permission when providing information to companies because of uncertainty of events that may happen. In the article, "Target works on security-heavy credit cards, after breach," Target mentions they experienced a security breach and that led to the leak and exposure of 110 million customers of their personal information and credentials. They have aimed to encrypt user personal data, so it is harder to hack.

Another issues is that social Media websites may have a complicated system of rules in order to keep certain posts or photos private. A great example showcasing this is Facebook. In the article, "Facebook Privacy is So Confusing Even Zuckerberg Family Photo Isn't Private," a photo posted through the "friends only" option was exposed to more people than she realized. As mentioned in the article, it mentions, "The term "friends" in this album indicated friends and all friends of people tagged in the post." There are several options that Facebook lists on who one may want to see a certain post, but Facebook should be more transparent and upfront with how their privacy system works in a way that everyone is able to understand.