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Privacy allows an individual to stop
information about themselves becoming known to people other than those they
choose to give the information to.
Businesses and organisations gather a great deal of information about us, and they then sometimes use it for some intrusive actions like sending us junk mail or 'cold calling' us on the telephone to try to sell us something.
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There is very little to stop this information being passed or sold from one company to another. The development of ICT technology is mainly responsible for this because information can be quickly and easily communicated and distributed. | |||
| Governments
like to gather as much information about us as possible because they can
influence the way we lead our lives.
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The rights to privacy are included in the laws of most countries. | |||
| Security organisations
believe that the more information they have about people, the more control
they have over criminal activities or terrorism.
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Even our movements can be monitored using CCTV cameras. |
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Here are some organisations that hold
information about us...
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One of the concerns that people have is that incorrect
information may be stored about them, which may lead to problems like
being refused credit.
A big problem caused by ICT is that of identity theft - a criminal has enough information about you to pretend to be you.
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