Privacy and Confidenciality

New Media brings another matter to the table, the one about privacy. Not only we display willingly most of our private information online via social media today, but more and more of our transactions are made online. Despite the protection on many website when it comes to payment, we are never fully protected. Today, you can just buy credit cards numbers online. Stealing has never been easier, and there is no way to stop this kind of behaviour once and for all. Also, google maps has come up with an application on your phone that uses your GPS to keep track of your every move. It will be able to retrace what you have done in the day, where you’ve been, for how long… Those data are called « protected » but not only Google has access to them, but also someone who might be skilled enough to hack them. All in all, we are not really protected today and we are slowly turning into « 1984 » by Orwell where the government controlled everything…
Nevertheless, we can’t stop living with this privacy being a problem. Those devices have a beautiful impact on our life, in terms of practicality and connectivity with others. It’s like everything in life, it just demands balance…