Should Business Be Allowed To Track People Data?

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It is a Friday night and currently you are on your phone and you open Google and search ‘How to make coffee’. For most people searching things up is just a norm and nobody would think what goes behind the search. But are you aware that what you are searching is being tracked from advertisements? Business should not be allowed to track people data because the more they know about us the more they try to sell and because of this, personal privately is being invaded. The more they know about us, the more they try to sell you things you did not want. People need to be careful in which information goes on websites because next time you go on a website don’t be amused when there is an advertisement that is very specific. According to Nicholas Carr, page 15 “ Pretty much everything we do is… recorded’’ meaning tracking allows businesses to buy the information they need to sell you products. I am aware you might enjoy these advertisements however do you really want ads for something that not even necessary? …show more content…

Are you aware that every time you search anything up online, it usually will appear as a advertisement on your social medias in less then one minute? This is because of business tracking. According to Nicholas Carr, page 15 “ Our sense of anonymity is largely an illusion” meaning no matter what you do online it will be recorded unless you turn off Cookies which stores your passwords. Think of it this way, you are on a website and you see two specific ads, why? Because those ads probably came from your search two hours ago. However government says the tracking is for protection but I believe we should have a say in what gets tracked and what does

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