Essays on internet privacy

The development of the Internet to the human society has brought an unprecedented change. Nowadays, people’s life, work and study almost without exception with network closely intertwined, fusion each other, promote each other. However, with the increasing popularity of the Internet technology and widely used, people fully enjoy the network which brings good at the […]

Abstract This paper analyzes the ethical and global impact of technological privacy, specifically the collection and monitoring of data. The purpose of this paper is to provide a background on the issue of technological privacy in modern society and how it is currently being dealt with in the United States and abroad. It covers topics […]

One’s privacy is increasingly difficult to protect in today’s technologically advanced society. There are many factors that have been evident throughout the technical breakthrough this decade that has augmented the loss of privacy among people. The first issue includes the advancement of the Internet. The Internet has made it easier for hackers to invade the […]

Recently it is observed, the concept of Internet of Things (IoT) has become attracting due to interconnection of various kinds of ‘things’ enabling to their promising paradigm to integration of several technologies devices and providing communication solutions, resulted into facing many problems related to security and privacy of IoT domain. The objective of Internet of […]

In a short period of time, The Internet has become persistent in our daily lives. Today, people can communicate by text, voice, pictures and data of all kinds from anywhere in the world, instantly. They can create content, interact digitally, shop worldwide with ease, exchange knowledge and ideas, and work together internationally. The Internet, is […]

Couple of years ago, a news report broke that Target somehow knew of a teenager’s pregnancy before her parent found out. They used her online data to arrive at this accurate conclusion. The sensationalizing that followed revealed that this was a stunning revelation of the lack of privacy online. Scenarios like this makes us question […]

Abstract Recommender systems are collecting and analysing user data to provide better user experience. However, many privacy considerations are raised once a recommender is aware of user’s set of things or their ratings. Variety of solutions are suggested to improve privacy of legacy recommender systems, however the present solutions within the literature will shield either […]

Recent the technology has not only enhanced our daily pace but also expose our information to public. No matter cloud computer or mobile device, there are so many threats which will jeopardize our security. This paper provides some examples to show how weak customers are before large Internet companies. Cloud Computing The most important part […]

Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) is projected to grow significantly over the coming years. Research firm Gartner Inc. has estimated that 8.4 billion connected things were in use worldwide in 2017, up 31% from 2016, and expects the number to reach 25 billion by 2020. This growth is being driven by the promise of […]

Internet Cookies Most Experienced Web visitors and even new ones know about cookies these days. Cookies are small data files that are being put on your hard drive by Web sites when you visit them. They do this for many different reasons. One of them is to identify you as a distinctive visitor by identifying […]

Even though the Internet does watch how we live our lives it does provide us with entertainment, faster immunization, ability to get more work done, check the weather, and access it just about anywhere. We still need to realize that the internet is constantly watching over us. The Internet tremendously invades our right to privacy […]

During the past decade the technological advancements of the Internet has significantly changed the method of communications and access to Information for millions of users worldwide. First developed as a secure communications mode for the military during the height of the cold war era, the Internet has become as commonplace for Americans as the telephone […]

New media types have made it possible to gain more information on the customers and consumers. A good example is Faceable that grew rapidly through the past 5 years, while it had 350 million users in 2010, it had 600 million users In 2011 (Marriott et al 2009). Social media websites are more Important for […]

It is a paradox that in spite of the advances in technology that we are witnessing today one’s privacy and security of data in the internet is often compromised to a very large extent. Often, personal information of individuals is stolen or financial data of companies are whisked away by elements who could put this […]

Internet privacy is a major concern of today. Privacy over the Internet has raised certain ethical issues, which need to be dealt with. While catering to the privacy needs of the Internet users, we need to implement certain ethics. For more on the ethical issues of Internet privacy, read on… Privacy is a status wherein […]

Lotus Development Corporation launched its Marketplace product in 1990. The product was a marketing database of 120 million US consumers, with demographic information based on publicly available information (continued on p. 273). Who owns the information that is collected? DO you, t he person who initially provided information to the collector? Or the collecting organization […]

Veritas Diagnostics is a medical diagnostics company specializing in adult genetic susceptibility testing for a range of heritable and complex genetic conditions. Their main business involves testing for the mutations associated with cystic fibrosis, hereditary kidney disease, as well as breast, ovarian and colorectal cancer. They have a well-staffed, well-run, sophisticated genetics laboratory capable of […]

In today society almost everyone has some form of computer or phone with internet capacity that are exposed to hackers and those that wish to interrupt the cyber world. It is imperative that we all become better educated to the risks and pitfalls that go along with accessing cyber space from any kind of device […]

Data mining is increasingly being used by companies so that they can get more information about their customers and analyze it so they can serve them better. Where data mining has its advantages, there are also a number of disadvantages. Most of these are ethical concerns about information gathering and sharing. When customers fill out […]