ICT issues
Contents
Introduction 3
Privacy Breaches at Facebook & AdBlock worries their users 4
Conclusion 6
References 8
Introduction
Information has been accumulated, recorded to help merchant dealings as well as actually contributes to the growth and development of civilizations. Nevertheless, a huge emergence of collecting and recording information surely lead to upgraded competencies to the storage of data and hence lots of privacy concerns arise. Nowadays, Facebook is one of the controversial names exists in the list of privacy breach debates (McLean, 2011). Facebook is basically a fine social media platform for users to communicate with family and friends as well as Facebook now becomes the best advertising tool for several small and large sized organizations. Facebook firmly exists in the list of best or popular companies in the whole world. On the other hand Google Company main focus is to organize the information in such a way that it is easily and effectively accessible by users of Facebook, AdBlock as well as for all platforms which users use to get everything in just one click. However, Facebook has lots of advantages, but instead of all such advantages, critics claimed several privacy or security violations on Facebook. Facebook is a source through which its users get access to information about anyone and they provide this at no evident or apparent costs. But Facebook’s increasing impacts also made it harder for the users to control their private data or information (Taylor, 2017). This essay includes the examination of advancement of technology of Facebook and Facebook’s Pros and Cons over philosophical plus technical aspects. This study also includes informational privacy concerns raised in Facebook and some recommendations to easily find the solution for such privacy issues are also included in this study.
Privacy Breaches at Facebook & AdBlock worries their users
Article: Taylor, H. (2017). Privacy will hit tipping point in2016: Study. CNBC. Retrieved 12 September 2017, from http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/09/privacy-will-hit-tipping-point-in-2016.html
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Nowadays, Facebook is used by almost all people from a school going student to highly positioned stakeholders or shareholders of large organizations to connect with others and to get the information they need. While lots of individuals adore Facebook Company for providing outstanding and flourishing services, concerns about information privacy breaches become most talked issues in the entire world. As Facebook not only store the history of its users, but with this it also stores Gmail queries, photos, files. One big or major privacy breach which Facebook face is where hackers attain details of lots of Facebook users.
Nowadays almost all users use desktop or a laptop and they surely use ad blocker tool like AdBlock in their respective browsers. Some users of AdBlock also state that due to this tool their information stored in the desktop or laptop has been stolen (Taylor, 2017). But both Facebook and AdBlock has always denied the fact and they always stick to their statement that they never ever use any personal information of its users such as their emails, and addresses, but instead of all these statements they also agreed to pay a big fine for privacy breaches. One another privacy issue with Facebook is that hackers transmit unsecured or unprotected information and Facebook was also scolded by regulators of United State for breaching information of users (Taylor, 2017). As regulators believed that it was very much unethical to store anyone’s information. Some of the employees of Facebook were fired because they use to harass small children they met through technology. Hackers use emails and personal chats to harass children. Facebook also included some more features on Facebook for its users. Several users of Facebook said that they feel that these features of Facebook are really commendable and they were completely satisfied with these new features, however, they also claim that these features could not protect them from data breaches and privacy issues.
Regarding privacy issues with the corporation of Technology, almost all organizations privacy modules change completely and enables firm to share information across a broad range of services. Embedded services comprise millions of intermediary web sites that utilized Analytics as well as Adsense. The strategy was extensively criticized for developing an environment that fully discourages innovation of the internet by making all Internet users fearful as well as worry about what they store online (Taylor, 2017). Worldwide privacy authorities raised concerns about the dangers and in addition regarding the privacy implications of a centrally positioned, widely admired data storehouse of billions of users who use Facebook to interact with other (Babad & Lubitch, 2011). Several large and small organizations also claim that due to Facebook privacy issue, lots of delicate information about organizations as well as their customers has been stolen. Under United State rules and regulation, Facebook Company has forced to completely hand over such type of information or data about users such as phone numbers and address of a user to a government of the United State (Olugasa, 2013).
Several issues of privacy were not against the rules and regulations, however, when they collide with ethics it was surely proved unethical. Facebook won’t be able to maintain the user’s requirements and not able to maintain the privacy of users personal information. Privacy is one of the essential aspects of a rapidly developing world. Every user wants full control on the information generated by them (Slomovic, 2014). Also, no one is forced to disclose their personal information accept government issues, therefore, it is vital to completely understand as well as examine all ethical issues on security or privacy of information or implications of such issues. According to the ethical theory Deontology morality of different actions and activities must be relied on different privacy norms that are based on actions no matter right or wrong to control information. According to theory utilitarianism in case lots of people feel good with the activities, then that activity is right.
There are few solutions that help Facebook to resolve privacy breach issues. First one is that Facebook Company stop storing delicate data about its users such as credit or debit card details, addresses, and phone numbers (Babad & Lubitch, 2011). Not completely because there are several other users, which take benefits from this service only for those who don’t find it good. Despite such issues, Facebook remains a best as well as most visited websites and lots of users are using this website. Facebook must use some advertising campaigns for employees of Facebook Company to educate them more about how they take care of user’s data more effectively as well as efficiently (Minano, Fernández Aller, Anguera & Portillo, 2015). One more solution to overcome privacy breaches is actions to update privacy policies and procedures to maintain the privacy of user’s information.
Conclusion
Considering both negative and positive aspects of Facebook Company it has been recommended that the best solution for Facebook is that they must update their privacy processes and policies and this will definitely help them to solve several problems related to information privacy. These policies and procedures should focus to check that only authorized and trusted individuals or users get access to delicate or sensitive information as well as if any type of information is saved this must be done only with permission of the user. Also, users should always have the authority so that he/she must update their information which is already saved in Facebook and a user can perform any type of action such as addition, deletion and updating of information. This will surely be an appropriate and suitable solution for all Facebook and other companies’ users and also for the company.
This essay concludes that utilization of Facebook to store any type of data or information cause several types of privacy concern issues for Facebook and companies’. It has been concluded that ethical theories are necessary to reduce privacy issues face by any organization or company. Several different types of actions and activities are also required to solve privacy issues. Facebook is one of the best social media websites and millions of people use Facebook but Facebook also uses techniques and strategies to solve privacy breaches.
References
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