The Misuse Of Information / Data Within Modern Business...

In this part of the assignment I will be talking about the misuse of information/data in modern business environment, which generate and exploit social intensive data, the data that is generated in our everyday lives. Data/information is used in our everyday lives, when speaking in social terms data is spread around the world through the social media. Social Medias such as for example, Facebook and twitter has effected the social environment dramatically. The fact that social media has been introduced to us shows that the world itself is developing. However, the information spread through the social media can be misused in various types of ways. Information is power and with that great power comes great responsibility. However the†¦show more content†¦This resulted to a lot of information and data being exposed to the public which shouldn’t have been. Going back to the social media. There has been many times where a person has given their personal information to a certain social media but the social media has not been able to safely guard their information. This is for example, on emirates 24/7 news it had stated that a ten year old girl had her Instagram and snapchat being hacked. This could suggest that her personal information could be stolen and misused. This is where the data protection act of 1998 comes in and ensures that all personal data in the UK is protect and can be seen as a crime if data is not protected or stolen. The misuse of information could lead to the downfall of a business. This is for example, a business may be prosecuted due to not being able to safely guard a person’s information. Also, by not being able to safely guard a person’s information it is possible to risk the safety of a person. This is for example a person may not wish to disclose their personal information such as their address to avoid stalkers. The information accessed by a third party may result to a stalker having access to the whereabouts of the person therefore leading to them being unsafe. Also by accessing a person’s information could lead to identity theft as well their financial