Dear Ridha Dhawan,

In my opinion, people who use various information services available on the Internet have very different knowledge about the security of personal data posted on various social media portals and / or transferred via various instant messaging and other Internet media. High variation in this knowledge results from different experiences, and above all from possible negative experiences of loss of sensitive data on the Internet or other effects of cyber criminals' activities. People who have less knowledge in this matter are willing to post more personal data about themselves on social media portals. In a situation of greater awareness of the emerging threats in this matter, Internet users use specific actions, practices (e.g. not opening e-mails of unknown origin) and instruments (e.g. anti-virus applications, frequent updating of operating systems). Therefore, Internet users who are individual clients of social media portals and other new Internet media have varied awareness of various aspects of the risk of potential loss of personal data in the Internet, etc., however, they do not examine these risks instrumentally. On the other hand, enterprises, mainly large corporations, financial institutions, including internet banks, build and improve risk management systems for IT systems connected to the Internet, etc. I have described this issue in more detail in some of my publications available on the Research Gate portal. I invite you to cooperation.

Best regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Essential cost of internet is the privacy. It doesn't matter how much you pay. Threat is always around on the internet.

Internet privacy is becoming a growing concern these days for people of all ages. Companies track your behavior across websites to serve you with highly relevant advertisements, making it essential for you to have an encrypted online connection.

Research on Cyber security increased and helps.

In fact, in most cases, data leakage can be avoided. In my opinion, to avoid the leakage of our privacy on the Internet, we should try to do the following:

1. The passwords of different platforms are as different as possible, so as to prevent data leakage in any one place can cause a lot of trouble.

2. Many default options need to be carefully checked before selection, as many options on the Internet involve the submission of personal information.

3. Don't easily use your real name on the website.

While the Internet makes communication easier, it also poses a risk of privacy leakage. Increasing security awareness can reduce the impact of privacy disclosure on our lives.

With kind regards,

Wenzheng Li

People's Public Security University of China

The Internet changed how privacy is handled because of mass exposure. The Internet opened up communication channels that we had never used before and transferred information at speed, across multitude of outlets. There was no layer built into the Internet for security or personal identity. Without this layer, making a choice about when, to whom, and why to reveal certain data, was never going to be straightforward.

Before the Internet, if you shared some personal details, such as your home address, it was generally in paper format, such as a form. This would then be handed in, or posted to the bank; one or two people who used it to set up your bank account would then see the form. You’d probably have to prove who you were using a utility bill, or driver’s license, which you’d show to the bank teller directly, or post in copies to the bank. All paper details would then be filed away in some dusty cabinet, until it was shredded some years later.

In a digital age, the concept of privacy itself hasn’t changed. We, as individuals, still want to retain control over who has access to our personal information. In fact, as our online presence has become ubiquitous, and we’ve all settled into our digital lives, this need to retain privacy and ownership of our data has increased.

Data privacy remains a nightmare to individuals, civil society groups, corporates, governments, regional organizations, and intergovernmental organizations. A lot these groups experience data compromise, breaches, and ransomware threats. Downtime, theft of intellectual property, trade secrets, reputation and image damage, loss of revenue, are routine occurrence as threats evolve while mitigation measures remain in leapfrog mode.

The modern society has become a society of advertisements. If you are not advertising then people think that you will be left behind others in the path of progression. So, individuals as well as organisations prefer to advertise. This has led to the disclose of your privacy.

Moreover, in the age of clouds, where is one's security? Still we cannot stop using it. Everybody in the society is making some compromise of his/her privacy when they become members of social forums and different social groups. That is the cost one has to pay for recognition!!

Had the security been high there would not be so many cyber crimes. One can change his/her passwords frequently to escape. But, how long?

I feel one has to learn as how to live with it than avoiding.it.

The entry of the Internet and the emergence of smart applications and easy commercial services contributed to the rapid marketing of goods through the Internet, and this phenomenon spread especially in the early eighties of the last century when entering personal computers, and also linking the computers through the network through the connection of computers to the Internet. Online access is easy and fast to provide services.

There are several downsides to the Internet, including the following:

* The Internet may be considered a means of spreading criminals and increasing thefts, such as bank credential theft and money theft.

* Espionage, where the Internet helped criminals gain access to personal information via smart devices, web cameras and remote controls; Because all of these devices contain vulnerabilities and vulnerabilities, so that they can be used for espionage.

* Deception by attracting victims and luring them into taking personal information, and by sending malware to computer devices via e-mail (in English: E-mail).

* Students spend a lot of time on the Internet, thus losing their focus on their studies, which leads to study neglect.

* The loss of children who spend time on the Internet being able to socialize with others, due to the presence of a large number of electronic games on the Internet, which causes children to avoid outdoor games that need physical activity, which can lead to obesity, in addition to damage to Sight, and their easy access to pornographic sites that lead to their perversion in the future, making them more violent because of games that contain violent scenes

Privacy and Information Technology

an excellent article u should to read

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/it-privacy/