When information about a person’s or a group of people’s lives is private and unavailable to others, it is a state of privacy. Privacy in the digital age is becoming increasingly vital in the world’s evolving technology. An individual’s privacy ensures that all the information regarding that particular person is safe and chances of being misused like blackmailing are minimal (Morgan & Newton, 2004). The growth of new technology and gadgets brings more significant benefits to consumers through quick access to data that is available online for business purposes, among others. On the other hand, it brings with it some danger to an individual with hackers working throughout to hack the digital systems and steal some information, if not all.
The general reality is that anybody may shame others by causing harm and putting people’s safety and privacy at risk due to the availability of technology. When personal information is released into the digital era marred by the internet, it will be difficult to remove such content before it causes damage to the person. Requesting the Internet Service Provider to erase the concerned person’s information is difficult. The events discussed in the blog taught us that privacy is far more crucial than other considerations in the digital age.
The central concept behind assigned reading and viewing is to be cautious while accessing personal information in digital technologies. It is a method of teaching how to protect our identities against digital fraud. Surprisingly, an individual’s privacy does not matter in some situations, such as making a call to 911 (Morgan & Newton, 2004). It infringes the laws set to govern the data privacy of individuals globally unless under certain conditions. Moreover, the blog by Bruce provides insight into how the government is unbothered regarding various departments illegally invading the privacy of its citizens in an attempt to control them.
Reference
Morgan, M. G., & Newton, E. (2004). Protecting public anonymity. Issues in Science and Technology, 21(1), 83–90. Web.