Research Websites and other technologies that provide private information on U.S. citizens. Write a 3-4 page paper in which you: List and describe at least four (4) technologies that allow an...

Information technology has myriad of benefits on citizen’s life but it has
ought some
shortcomings with it as well. Privacy has become a huge concern on this great feat because of its
all-pervasive nature among the lives of the people. Various technologies which are used to get
private information using IT are:
Online Forms: Various websites like recruitment agencies, free sample delivery, online
shopping collect information like name, email address, age, phone number and area of residence.
For example, a citizen applying for a provisional drivers' license online will fill up certain
credentials but usually will not be mindful of third party involvement of a private data
accessibility by a management company in assessing the individual's suitability for online access
to this public service.(Personal information online code of practice, 2010).
Cookies or IP addresses: As government makes it possible for citizens to undertake more
on-line transactions, and internet is progressively becoming a path by which varying personal
data are yielded by the citizen and then analyzed by Government and non-governmental
organizations. These data are both openly obtained as well as in less distinct methodologies.
When collected openly, the online web-based transactions need a particular set of information to
e provided by the users. Similarly, in commercial settings, the point of sales data which is
generated every time a transaction is made on Internet, allows other data to be recorded on the
citizen that is less obvious, like data on demographics, opinions , buying behavior, such as
signing-in which web pages are visited by the individual and how frequently, as well as online
shopping behavior. While this form of concealed data collected is not apparent from the case
studies in Government what is hidden in citizen's online transactions with Government is how
their personal information flows during the identification and authentication processes. To be
precise, it is not clear to the people which organizations are actually involved in these processes
of digital identification. (Personal information online code of practice, 2010)
Cloud computing facilities: The fundamental idea of this technology is that the
information is stored and shared on the internet at an unknown location and is available
whenever the user wants to access it from the system. It is a good way of storing data and it
eally appeals to the companies who are looking to reduce their operating costs by cutting down
on storage expenses. (Personal information online code of practice, 2010)
Online data storage looks like a realistic alternative to purchasing the exo
itantly priced
expensive servers for storage and maintaining the experts to manage the infrastructure. The only
privacy concern is that, while it is alright for pictures, music and stuff like that to be available
online but if the private information is somewhere there online which can be accessed by an
expert in IT,...