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Title: E-Commerce and Internet Technologies

  Hi everyone! 👋 Hope ye are all keeping well today I will be looking at the dynamic landscape of e-commerce and how selecting the right platform is crucial for the success of your business. I have decided to look into three different businesses and recommended platforms tailored to their specific needs. The businesses are as followed ·        a new gym ·            a clothing boutique ·            a café   A New Gym & Mindbody So, you're starting a gym, if so the best platform for you in my opinion is Mindbody. Mindbody is the number one software for fitness and wellness businesses. Mindbody can help your clients book classes/memberships, show you waiting lists, send out automatic notifications to clients about classes coming up or memberships expiring, and it can do loads more. This software also stores and collects data of your customers and shows...

Balancing Big Data's Potential with Privacy Concerns

 

Hello everyone👋 today we will be talking about how Big Data is transforming the way we live, work, and interact. It fuels innovations, drives decision-making processes, and has the potential to bring about remarkable progress in various industries.  However, the rise of Big Data also gives rise to social and ethical problems. In this blog I will talk about these views and give my opinion on the situation.


Big Data faces a significant challenge in keeping privacy as large amounts of personal information are collected and analysed. The sheer volume of data, often including sensitive details, heightens the risk of unauthorized access and misuse. The potential for reidentification pose serious threats to individuals' privacy. Striking a balance between extracting valuable insights and safeguarding personal information is a persistent dilemma. This personal information can be sold to organisations which may use it in a negative way. We have already seen the threat of big data in Ireland when the HSE was cyberattacked. These hackers gained access to everyone who has sensitive private information stored in the HSE’s database. These include people’s sensitive medical history etc. Some of this information was posted online which is a severe breach in privacy and who knows what information that was gathered from this attack was sold on the dark web and used in a negative way. Companies with this sensitive information need to improve their cyber protection.


As we can see from the image above most people are concerned about their privacy online and don’t feel comfortable with the amount of information these websites have on them. Personally, I would have to agree with this statement as I feel my privacy is not being respected by these big companies as any time, I go to use any website I have to accept cookies and give my email and other details like my name and location. When will the line be drawn limiting the amount of information these big data companies may obtain on us?

 Let me know how you feel about big data in the comments? and if you feel your privacy is being invaded.



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