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New Technologies Allow Easy Access To Data

By Odesi Desko on December 22, 2009
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Post by :  Eddy FoX
Category: Computers & Games

We live in pretty interesting times .The people's views have changed quite dramatically.What was a big "no-no" only decades ago is today's "sure ,why not"The phrase: "Only in America" comes to mind. Medicinal drugs (marijuana) are now legal in certain states and so is the homosexual union. Some rules are not permitted on the federal level, but state citizens still choose to pursue these practices.

Internal factors such as technological advancement played a big role in these developments.The power of centralized electronic archives and the world wide web made our lives easier.In the past you had to manually search for a paper documentation. Now the desired information is two clicks away.Another advantage is that back up systems are made and stored in different locations. Before, if a paper was destroyed it was the end.

These advantages can also be major disadvantages. Hackers might attempt to break into these archives from the comfort of their own home. Unfortunately this convenience puts us at risk.Even the latest firewalls and ant viruses cannot guarantee that information will not leak.It doesn't mean that bad guys should dictate how we access and store the information. Database access is still very convenient even for regular people like you and me. (http://ip-whois-lookup.com/46
) ip-whois-lookup.com/46 is a good example of how freedom of information can help people.

It allows a person to run a simple reverse telephone number lookup and find out who the owner of a telephone number is.Potential benefits of this service are amazing.For example 800 reverse phone lookup services allow a person to find out the name of the organization that was calling him.Or a person can run a reverse cell phone lookup to find out who is harassing him over the phone.

But even this seemingly innocent tool is a potential weapon.A sexual predator also knows how to use reverse lookups. A careless person might give out his or her phone number in the club and become a victim.This might force us to sacrifice our conveniences for the sake of safety. We have to remain vigilent at all times, when it comes to disclosing our personal information to strangers.

In my view it is up to the people to decide what information should be collected and disclosed. Otherwise the federal government and private corporations will continue grinding at the stone. One day we might wake up and see our privacy rights completely vanished.At that point it will be too late to do anything. I think that every privacy bill should pass through the smallest levels of senate in order to satisfy people's privacy needs
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