privacy and confidentiality

privacy on the internet include the right for every individual to determine what information they share on the internet and how they are being used. unfortunately, this right have been taken away from us. this does not only apply to individuals but also to companies with large pool of information for example target, banks, insurance companies, etc. the amount of information available on the internet today is overwhelming, everything is out there and no information on the internet is safe. for every individual who owns a smartphone, the web analyst have in one way or the other tapped into your personal information like address, where you work, your life style and so on. marketing and advertising companies are able to tailor the products they advertise to you because everything on the internet is connected, doing something as simple as typing into the search engine on your phone or computer gives them the information they need as per what you might be interested in. at this point, it is not a big of a deal for some individuals, but in situations where confidential information such as credit information or medical history are being hacked into, i don't think the internet is the most secure space for these information to be stored. it used to be easy to convince people that the internet is safe, but now it is not, site such as facebook and google now have access to your personal information to a great extent which does not used to be like that. new media have made it a lot easier, almost tempting for people to share their personal information online.