The Power of Privacy
The Power of Privacy
ENG 122
1/27/2014
The internet has opened doors of communication that have pivotally changed the way we think, teach, learn, and communicate. As of late, Web 2.0 has developed applications on the internet that create forums of communications with people all over the world. These forums come in different shapes and sizes and can be used in different ways to communicate with others. Many of these applications have been developed over time to change the overall structure of communication within the internet. These changes within the landscape of the internet have affected how fast one person’s words can affect the web, the way business models have adapted because of these apps and how our privacy on the internet lacks the same innovations and advancements to protect our information. Undoubtedly these applications have changed everything for society and the social network that has developed an entirely new community via the internet. The current state of our personal privacy online is drastically overwhelmed by the changes and advancements in technology and communication, leaving a gap of trust between the user and the internet. Many years ago, before the internet was a resource that was accessible by virtually everyone around the world, people were left with common conversation and information was passed through word of mouth. People who sought after privacy found themselves confined within their own inner circle of friends and family and could dictate the information from their private lives and who it reached. Fast forwarding to now, with the implications of the internet and what it has brought, the thought of privacy is virtually unknown. "In the late 1990 's, the head of a large Internet computer company made the statement, 'Privacy is dead, get over it. '(Grohol, 2005) There 's some truth to that statement, that in order to ensure one 's privacy, one should never make a single public
ENG 122
1/27/2014
The internet has opened doors of communication that have pivotally changed the way we think, teach, learn, and communicate. As of late, Web 2.0 has developed applications on the internet that create forums of communications with people all over the world. These forums come in different shapes and sizes and can be used in different ways to communicate with others. Many of these applications have been developed over time to change the overall structure of communication within the internet. These changes within the landscape of the internet have affected how fast one person’s words can affect the web, the way business models have adapted because of these apps and how our privacy on the internet lacks the same innovations and advancements to protect our information. Undoubtedly these applications have changed everything for society and the social network that has developed an entirely new community via the internet. The current state of our personal privacy online is drastically overwhelmed by the changes and advancements in technology and communication, leaving a gap of trust between the user and the internet. Many years ago, before the internet was a resource that was accessible by virtually everyone around the world, people were left with common conversation and information was passed through word of mouth. People who sought after privacy found themselves confined within their own inner circle of friends and family and could dictate the information from their private lives and who it reached. Fast forwarding to now, with the implications of the internet and what it has brought, the thought of privacy is virtually unknown. "In the late 1990 's, the head of a large Internet computer company made the statement, 'Privacy is dead, get over it. '(Grohol, 2005) There 's some truth to that statement, that in order to ensure one 's privacy, one should never make a single public
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