Privacy & Confidentiality

New media has many benefits to society in so many great ways but has also greatly challenged peoples’ privacy. Privacy and confidentiality are the biggest concerns regarding the use of new media. With the increasing popularity of social networks, much more user information will be at the hands of different organizations. Before signing up as a member, these website usually require user to provide their names, phone number, address, and so on. With these information available, any organization can track down a user with ease, which can put users at risk for privacy loss and danger. Confidentiality becomes an issue because just by using a credit card at a store someone can hack into the system database and steal a customer’s personal information. Today people have to be cautious to what they post online because if something goes viral, virtually the whole world can view it. This can be detrimental to someone’s reputation.