Internet Security and Safety
As the internet continues to grow, we may never be able to completely protect our privacy especially when it comes to shopping online and social networking sites.
Abstract
I chose this topic because it seems to always be in the news and there is also an interesting section about this topic in chapter three in the text. Whether it has to do with online shopping or social networking sites, it seems like once we make it on the internet, anyone can be located and can be at risk. Just Google anyone’s name and you may be surprised about what comes up. If you Google my name, you may find that in 2003, I won a year’s supply of dog food! A friend found it and I had no idea that it was posted online.
There are so many ways that we lose our privacy on line and the ways we need to protect ourselves and our personal information. There are so many avenues where our names can end up on line and everyone needs to use caution when sharing any personal information on line. Even though I do not think we can be completely successful with securing our privacy on line, there are preventative measures that can be taken.
Contents
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Chapter I Safey and Security On Line: Will we ever be completely safe?
Works Cited 1
Will we ever be completely safe?
As the internet continues to grow, we may never be able to completely protect our privacy on line especially when it comes to utilizing social networking site, shopping online or by simply surfing the web. There are also so many potential invasions of privacy while spending time on line. Some invasions are clandestine and simple and may never consider them a concern. While online shopping and social networking sites seem to have the most potential with breaches of privacy, even surfing the web opens the door for certain types of invasions. Shopping online poses several threats with the most prominent are credit card number theft or even identity theft. There have been many breeches in corporate
Abstract
I chose this topic because it seems to always be in the news and there is also an interesting section about this topic in chapter three in the text. Whether it has to do with online shopping or social networking sites, it seems like once we make it on the internet, anyone can be located and can be at risk. Just Google anyone’s name and you may be surprised about what comes up. If you Google my name, you may find that in 2003, I won a year’s supply of dog food! A friend found it and I had no idea that it was posted online.
There are so many ways that we lose our privacy on line and the ways we need to protect ourselves and our personal information. There are so many avenues where our names can end up on line and everyone needs to use caution when sharing any personal information on line. Even though I do not think we can be completely successful with securing our privacy on line, there are preventative measures that can be taken.
Contents
Abstract ii
Chapter I Safey and Security On Line: Will we ever be completely safe?
Works Cited 1
Will we ever be completely safe?
As the internet continues to grow, we may never be able to completely protect our privacy on line especially when it comes to utilizing social networking site, shopping online or by simply surfing the web. There are also so many potential invasions of privacy while spending time on line. Some invasions are clandestine and simple and may never consider them a concern. While online shopping and social networking sites seem to have the most potential with breaches of privacy, even surfing the web opens the door for certain types of invasions. Shopping online poses several threats with the most prominent are credit card number theft or even identity theft. There have been many breeches in corporate