Essays on Privacy

FICA, you see it being taking from every paycheck you get. But what really is it? According to Investopedia. com “The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is a U. S. law that creates a payroll tax requiring a deduction from the paychecks of employees as…

On August 31st, 2014, the Internet was struck by a massive online leak of private photos (most of which contained nudity and other sensitive materials) from more than one hundred celebrities, such as Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton and famous pop…

In this essay I will be investigating how severe the problem of online personal data being used for malicious purposes is. Private information can be defined as information of a person that they wish to keep to themselves so that the public does not know…

Verge (XVG) and Monero (XMR) are the two top privacy coins in cryptocurrency at the moment. The largest mount seen in the entire crypto market is in the Privacy sector. Both of these coins provide anonymity over the Internet, which makes them very popular among…

There are couple of conditions among those which make up the these days state of human noesis more not at all like what may have been normal, or more huge of the repressive country in which reflection on the most imperative subjects still waits, than…

All modern communications involve metadata. Using the internet creates metadata. Interacting on social media creates metadata. Simply using your smartphone creates metadata. If someone were to compile all your metadata they would be able to draw a detailed picture of your life including your interactions,…

Recent developments in technology have had a profound effect on different aspects of our everyday life. Numerous highly-developed gadgets linked to the Internet, have changed how we communicate and has changed everyone’s lifestyles. Whether it’s from shopping online, studying and even entertainment, even if its…

Abstract With the extending volume of pictures consumers bid over social goals, keeping up security has converted into a critical issue, as arose by a late deluge of stopped events to locate consumers inadvertently shared individual data. In light of these events, the need of…

Privacy to most people is a very strange concept, to think that someone could easily access what is considered personal photos, videos, documents and so on it beyond anyone’s imagination. One definition of privacy as stated on Dictionary. com was “the state of being free…

Heritage, what an odd word to think of. This mere noun has given my family much pride as it defines who we are and the way we live. Through this word, my parents molded who I am through a type of cross-identity with not only…