Privacy Issues as Related to the Internet
             The Internet has become such a huge part of life for me and so many others. Along with all the benefits of using the internet; for example research, sending messages to other connected users, getting information, such as news, maps, airline schedules, and shopping, there is also one ongoing problem with the internet; privacy concerns. Just this past Christmas I planned to shop online for several gifts. I purchased things from reliable stores such as GAP and Foot Locker because I was not concerned with having my credit card information stolen. Then I started searching for a watch for my brother. I found a discount no-name watch store that had a wonderful deal. I was tempted to buy it, but I didn't because I was afraid of releasing my credit card information. I knew that there are many problems with privacy issues, and I didn't want to take a chance. When I saw this topic as a research choice, I jumped on it in hope of educating myself. I found out a lot of information!
             about Internet privacy on the Internet and I also found out a lot of information from several different newspaper articles.
             When reading several articles, I quickly found out that privacy concerns are an extremely common concern. "A confluence of recent events-from hacker threats of credit card extortion, to revelations about the mostly secret tracking practices of Internet advertising firms'-has heightened public concerns about online privacy, experts say, threatening to restrain the World Wide Web's free-wheeling ways." (Nassau and Suffolk, A08)
             When searching for Internet privacy issues, I kept coming across tons of information about "cookies." At first I was unaware about what "cookies" are but I soon found out. According to Cookie Central (www.cookiecentral.com/ccstory/) "a "cookie" is a small piece of information written to the hard dr...