Author: Vanessa

Source 1 :“There isn’t Enough Privacy On Social Media And That Is A Real Problem”    By :https:peter suciu Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/06/26/there-isnt-enough-privacy-on-social-media-and-that-is-a-real-problem/?sh=72520d6044f1

The source I found was published on June 26,2020 it talked about  the problems of privacy on social media and what current people had to say about it. To show the numbers and proof of the world having issues to how much their privacy gets invaded “According to a report from RiskBasedSecurity.com, more than 250,000 social media users may have also had their information fully exposed on a deep web hacking forum.The leak was discovered on June 6, 2020 when a known threat actor posted on a popular deep web/dark web hacking forum that he/they had compromised the Preen.Me system and were then holding the personal information of more than 100,000 affiliated influencers for ransom.” People on social media take the risk of that when they decide to be on it , having to make a  password that no one knows or the longest password you can think of maybe it can secure your privacy but no it can secure your privacy enough and it’s an issue that has to knowledge more. Another quote that I found interesting that Erich Kron, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4 who decided to share his opinion “ It is important to understand that not only was the information about the individual stolen, but other data such as Facebook friend lists and additional data that could even put others at risk,” added Kron. “Given the volume of information lost here, it is important that the organization contact victims as soon as possible and that they provide a statement about the breach, something they have not done yet.” What he basically said that it doesn’t just affect one person getting their information stolen it also affects the people they are connected with it as well which increases the risks more . People who were qualified to make sure to keep our privacy secure haven’t done enough to make it more safer.

Source 2: “ The State Of Consumers Data Privacy Laws (Why Does It Matters)”     By: Thorin Klosowski

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/state-of-privacy-laws-in-us/

This source is from The New York Time by Thorin Klosowski published on September 6, 2021 when talking about this article it will be more legal/illegal issues, learning the rights you have to your own privacy. “The United States doesn’t have a singular law that covers the privacy of all types of data. Instead, it has a mix of laws that go by acronyms like HIPAA, FCRA, FERPA, GLBA, ECPA, COPPA, and VPPA.” To more understand what he is saying  there is no law your privacy on social media are easy to access since there isn’t no federal privacy law  many social media companies can do whatever they want with your information. In fact in some states companies are able to share or sell your data without you knowing and it gets worse. When reading this the words he uses shows the concerns he has about this issues saying his opinion “At its best, a data privacy law could make it so that you can buy the latest gizmos with fun new features without having to fret over the fact that the company is collecting more data than you realize” using a sense of humor and opinion to connect more. The quotes and statements I have read help me to write the same issues I learned about so it can slowly get more attention.

Topic : Social Media & Privacy

Social media is a common decision and mostly everyone has it , meaning Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter , and TikTok so much more. It’s easy to talk about social media but there’s things that people don’t know and learn from it , which is why I have certain questions.

– Who decided to come up with the word and meaning of social media?

– Why do some people feel so comfortable to share everything on social media known random people that they don’t know now know things about them?

– How much privacy do people get when they apply themself on social media , are they ok with it?

– How advanced are these social media companies when it comes to protecting a person’s privacy?

– Who has access to our various data assets?

– What would it be like if social media was already going years before, would it change society now ?

 

The reasons why I’m interested in these questions is because now that I’m looking into social media I never really thought about the privacy a person has. Even how people can get information from the minute you have social media now, I have social media I see the things different people post and I find it interested how much of their life they put out their for people to see and I wonder if they think that their privacy is secured. To add more into how young kids share into social media and why don’t social media do better for the age limit when it comes to social media.                                                      I expect from this research is to teach people and myself more about be aware of the limits and security of a person’s privacy on social media and drastically it can change person’s life. Just how can Social media platforms can collect personally identifiable information and users’ sensitive data, including medical or health records, biometric data, education records, credit and so much more.

What always caught my attention as kid would be hospitals , doctors the whole medical field. Whenever I went to the hospital to go visits someone or go for a checkup I always see how the doctors were dressed and how fast they would talk about a patient and explaining the diagnose that the patients have . I always ask my mom what are they saying , what are the tools they are using she would try her best to answer but the one question I asked and she wasn’t sure to answer would “How come when people go to the hospital it’s to get better but sometimes they get worse , why does that happen? Throughout the years I’m still curious of what goes on a doctor’s mind on how they talk to a patient and how they do procedures I myself wanted to be in the medical field just not exactly do so many years of  studying but I’m studying how to help a a patient through an x-ray. Asking those questions is what made me interested to still learn more about medicine that got me to where I am today . Although without the  school system I could’ve lost interest teachers and counselors pushed me into looking for the different opportunities to learn about the medical field even bringing people from this field to talk students about it. I still have questions about this topic of how much can medicine change throughout the years , will the future still need doctors nurses etc?