A Brief Note On Privacy And The Privacy - 2459 Words

Jennifer Danh English 2010 Dr. Panko 4 Dec. 2014 A Right to Privacy Technology has proposed a variety of different options to support the privacy rights of people. At the same time, technology has also done the opposite, making it almost impossible for anyone to have secured privacy. Nowadays, there are multiple hacking programs or devices that can help protect private information; however, they can also be used to invade privacy. Modern-day society has records of incidents and events involving the invasion of privacy, including those not only in private homes, but as well as national and international levels. Is it possible to sustain our privacy to levels that are deemed safe when you are on your cellphone, computer, or even in the†¦show more content†¦In the article, â€Å"Shopping for Privacy on the Internet,† James P. Nehf states that â€Å"†¦ [Our] consumer privacy in the United States is largely the responsibility of individuals who are expected to guard their personal information and take steps to mini mize the risk that it will be used in an unauthorized way† (Nehf, 351). Fortunately, there are multiple routes you can take to help protect and preserve your personal information, such as doing something as simple as changing passwords and double checking all the links we click or be cautious of websites we encounter that has strange behavior. However, technology also has a small catch: putting your private information at risk for invasion. Just when you believe our personal materials are guaranteed safety, the same content can be hacked or tapped into by a person or group of individuals with the knowledge of how to work a computer, they can use this skill for negative intentions. Knowing that technology is constantly changing, we must understand just how much our personal information is at threat. In many cases it seems as if you need to be a step ahead of the criminal. In order to determine the best course of action, we must think like one to increase our confidential inform ation. This is another route to take to deepen our understanding of the elements within privacy. In 1997, the U.S government passed the consumer Internet Privacy Protection Act. (Nehf) This bill provided the consumer the right to all information that an