Privacy

Privacy and confidentiality are two problem areas when it comes to new media. The vast majority of people never read the fine print when approving to the terms and conditions when we download a social media app. As we have come to realize, there are some conditions that allow for your private information to be sold to advertisers so confidentiality is becoming a real issue. Recently, Facebook was in court due to the users information being sold to companies who used for political campaigns and fake news stories. This breach of trust is one example of many of how new media is having issues with privacy and confidentiality. The problem is that we give up most of our privacy when we agree to using these new media apps, so it is up to us to change that.