The New Media Age has brought about a wealth of technological innovations from the smartphone to online social media platforms. These creations have changed the way many people conduct their daily lives, but it has also changed the way the world faces privacy. New technologies make the spread of information astonishingly easy. As information is more readily available to a vast online audience, there is growing concern for the protection of people’s private information. Yet these technologies offer
Social Media catalyzed the interactivity of the internet by allowing average users to generate content as easily as they could view it. This encouraged people to share themselves online oon social media profiles. Many users were blown away by the possiblities online and satisfied to use online services for free without considering what was in it for the online service. Many people do not understand the large costs that can be associated with a large national or internationl website or application
adolescents communicate and find out the latest gossip that is trending through social media. Since the introduction of the internet people always tried to find a way to communicate with people around the world, nowadays people connect through the likes of Facebook and Twitter. There is a plethora of negative causes of social media on the lives of the youth being cyber bullying, addiction, and not being aware of the privacy terms. Cyber bullying is a new type of bullying; it is when someone is harassing
Social media is an internet based platform where people interact freely, discussing and sharing information about their day to day lives. This can be fun and interesting but it poses a greater security risk than the picture painted on the different site’s, sharing information freely sound like a great idea but put the information on the wrong hands and it could be a disaster. Dishonest actors, criminals and con artists use this as an opportunity for nefarious purpose, attackers have increasingly
While the internet is really convenient it also opens doors for cybercrimes, loss of privacy and the need for computer security. Cybercrimes are on the rise now. People information are constantly getting hacked. Target computers were recently hacked and over a thousand people credit card information was stolen. Every day we are entering our personal information online in hope that the company has good security and our information will not be stolen. Once someone’s information is stolen it can take
3, 2015 Are Social Networking and Social Media Websites Really Protecting Your Privacy Figure 1 Many people use different social networking and social media sites. The most popular websites today are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and also YouTube. There are a number of privacy settings on these websites and applications, but are they really protecting your account? The answer is no, everything you put on the Internet is discoverable by another party. The people who create these social networking
Our computer security has been put on the frontlines time and time again. Hackers have found a way through structurally built walls and found access to software, music and movies, games, and social media. This problem is important because there are a number of incidents where someone 's identity has been stolen. Social media pages are being taken over due to hackers. People are getting kicked off their internet servers from the comfort of their homes from DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks
Social Media Websites Privacy Issues The usage of social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+ are very useful tools. Considering the facts of increase communication with friends and families around the globe without having a noticeable effect monetarily. Social media websites have its down falls. Has convenient as it sounds, protecting a user’s information is not quite its strongest suit. Other users have the ability to view another user’s personal information
Due to the fast food era and the situation that internet has become part of human social life in recently years, social media business in global is riding the crest of a wave. Social media is a group of applications based on Internet. These applications are based on the ideological and technological foundation of Web 2.0, which allows people to create and exchange the original content written by the users themselves (Kaplan and Haenlein 2010). However, this business is facing the coexistence of opportunities
Social networking sites are used by millions of people in today’s world. With reasons varying from connecting with a few old friends to sharing photos and videos, it is plain to say that social networks are a part of many individual’s lives. Sometimes the usage of social networks areusage of social networks is required for business and other times, it is just for leisure. With various individuals constantly sharing personal information or even photos from a wild party on the Internet, exactly whose