Privacy

The issues of privacy and confidentiality are related to new media because of the increase of people using it, and technological advances. People are constantly using new media to share information, thoughts, and personal information; users provide these information willingly. Since, users share information willingly it allows new media sites to track, store, and share information. This is a major concern when it comes to privacy and confidentiality because users aren’t holding these sites accountable for the storing of their personal information. Users lose any chance at privacy through new media. Any individual, regardless if they are dangerous or not can access private information. For example, sharing personal information such as your name and address on Facebook makes it easier for others to track you, as well as use this information against you. It can even attract harmful individuals such as predators to stalk, bully, or harass you. Hence, users lose any chance at keeping confidential information to themselves because they share on their own accord. This is because users don’t necessarily read the policies of new media sites before sharing. By becoming more aware of the dangers of oversharing can help prevent the loss of privacy and confidentiality.