The Impact Of Privacy On The Internet - 1618 Words

As technology continues to advance, the world continues to shrink. Information can be easily obtained with a click of a mouse. Since this information is keystrokes away, how can individuals or businesses monitor this public information on the Internet? Can this accessible information violate an individual’s privacy? First, the word privacy is defined in numerous ways from an individual or business perspective. Based on these different views of privacy, this can impact operations or people’s life. The definition of privacy for a business is to collect information about its customers, but respect the customer’s privacy. Businesses took the concern of individual’s privacy a long time ago, and created a section of the business for privacy†¦show more content†¦According to McCreary, â€Å"that growth rate reflects more than just a greater appreciation of privacy protection as a business responsibility† (McCreary pg.5, 2008). The rise of these executive positions and organizations is due to privacy regulations that impact businesses. With privacy laws, businesses can collect people’s personal information, analyze it, but the business has to be within reason. Before these privacy laws, business were able to collect all the information that the company can access and use that information to their advantage. If the information leaked out or was stolen, the business did not have to disclose the issue with the public or even the company’s customers. Now, businesses have to release to the public on any breaches of security such as their privacy. When California passed legislation in 2003, â€Å"companies were obligated to alert them to a breach at the earliest reasonable moment after it was discovered† (McCreary pg.6, 2008). After this regulation was passed, other states began to adopt their own mandates of security to protect individual’s privacy. Ultimately, this changed how business analyzed their risk equation. Businesses would have to face the consequences when information is breached, and the reputation from its customers. Enterprises are trying to be proactive when collecting, storing and protecting an individual’s data. A privacy checklist for a business