Privacy

New media technology works wonders and connects the world with one another. But with all good things, drawbacks do exist. Privacy and confidentiality is perhaps new media's most prominent rising concern. With more and more people becoming better situated with electronic devices and new media outlets, privacy is a major issue. Whether people are just plain nosy or looking for ways to exploit their personal gains, privacy related issues are a high priority threat. There has been numerous accounts of hacking incidents of personal information. Large corporation insider information are being leaked by people everyday. Witty professional hackers are a major disturbance when it comes to new media technologies because of how easy it is to access information these days. Because the modern world is so orientated around the internet, a simple and minor contamination can potentially spread like wild fire and cripple the underlying structure of a business. Plus social networking and media tools also expose our confidentiality. Because we choose to use websites such as Facebook and Twitter to connect to the world, we are putting our information at risk every second. To connect means to expose; there is an exchange of information. In order for you to interact with someone else, you must yourself input personal profiles to register. But even with these backlashes, rejecting new media technologies is too much of a detriment. Privacy issues are inevitable, but it is always a good idea to be wary of where and how you are putting your personal information into.