Privacy and confidentiality go hand in hand with new media. This is because new media allows people to come together and share anything they want to anybody they want. The question is where to draw the line. Since this is subjective, the line would be different for each person.
We first look at privacy and how it’s related to new media. Everyone wants privacy but they post all their information on the Internet. Some people feel that having stricter privacy setting will make them feel safe but there are so many ways around this. An employer can just look at your profile though your friends account. Another thing someone can do is save the information and sends it to others. There is a trade-off between privacy and the use of new media, especially social networks. Having a high privacy setting may allow you to have some control of who sees it but you also miss out on those who you might have met if it was on a public setting.
People want confidentially as much as they want privacy. Although, I feel companies handle this sufficiently. When it comes to sensitive data they use encryptions to makes the site secure. On top of that companies normally have privacy and confidentially agreements that state what they can or can’t do with your data, not that a lot of people read it. You might be thinking what does this have to do with new media, but when you register for these websites, social networks etc., you still have to provide this type of information.
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