Privacy

New media and issues of privacy and confidentiality are always brought up together. They go hand and hand for all the wrong reasons. New media has made it impossible for one’s information to be private and confidential. The new media users themselves unknowingly expose themselves too much over the web. They end up putting out a lot of delicate information that can make it easier for anyone to track them down and follow their every movement. The information found on the web is an easy way to find a perfect victim for identity fraud. The new media sites are also selling their user information to other companies. They can do so because of the terms and conditions that the users agree to when they sign up. Once the user signs up he or she has given up their right to privacy. Privacy on these sites are not guaranteed. Confidentiality depends on how good the new media’s cyber security is when it comes to hacking.