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Loss of Privacy by Monitoring. A presentation about how the internet intrudes on your privacy. Pro-Privacy Monitoring. Enhances User’s Browsing Experience Detects Fraud Convenience Helps Sites learn more about their viewers. But.. At what point is it too much?.
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Loss of Privacy by Monitoring A presentation about how the internet intrudes on your privacy
Pro-Privacy Monitoring • Enhances User’s Browsing Experience • Detects Fraud • Convenience • Helps Sites learn more about their viewers But.. At what point is it too much?
Privacy Monitoring: Taking it too far? FACEBOOK monitors your Privacy evenafteryou’ve logged out or left Facebook. GMAIL reads your inbox for targeted ad generation
Risks All that information is stored in various servers It can never be deleted. It can be stolen. It can be sold.
Stakeholders VS. Individuals(Internet users) vs. Websites or Large Corporations
Alternatives • Alternative #1: • Websites will continue current practice of collecting, storing and monitoring user data. • Alternative #2: • Do not collect, store or monitor user data. • Alternative #3: • Empower users! • ability to control their privacy settings • determine what data they will allow websites to collect and save. • privacy monitoring legislation to be passed that will determine the boundaries and consequences of information gathering.
Rights • Conclusion: Alternative 3 upholds both the rights of consumers to privacy and website companies to generate profit. Website companies can collect, use, and disclose data up to the limit set forth by the individual consumers, which should be strictly enforced by governing bodies. For this reason, Alternative 3 is the best choice as far as Rights Principle of Ethics is concerned.
Care • Conclusion: Alternative 3 is favorable to both consumer / end users. This will be a Win – Win solution for both to exist. Everyone are able to gain benefits from each other.
Value • Conclusion: Alternative 3 values both the privacy of users and would also help control the data mining of the companies through the guidance of government mandated laws
Alternative #1: Websites will continue current practice of collecting, storing and monitoring user data. Alternative #2: Do not collect, store or monitor user data. Alternative #3: Empower users with the ability to control their privacy settings and push for privacy monitoring legislation.
Lessons Learned • CORPORATION • Be Transparent • Uphold Integrity • Make every effort to educate your user • Gain their trust
Lessons Learned • USER • Carry burden of responsibility • Read the privacy policy. • Know your rights. • If you don’t want people to know, don’t share it.