Source of personal data
•Some people fear that computer-based record-keeping offers too much of an opportunity for the invansion of an individual’s privacy. There is indeed reason for concern.
•For example, credit-card users unknowingly leave a “trail” of activities and interest that, when examined and evaluated, can provide a rather comprehensive personal profile.
From this information,
•A good analyst could compile a very accurate picture of your lifestyle. On a more personal level, records are kept that detail the duration, time, and numbers of all your telephone calls.
Violating the privacy of
personal information
personal information
•Most will agree that the potential exists for abuse, but are these data being misused? Personal information has become the product of a growing industry.
•Companies have been formed that do nothing but sell information about people. The use of personal information for profit and other purposes is growing at such a rapid rate that ..
