Network Management in Organisations

Running Head: Network Management in Organisations
Network Management in organisations
Essay
System04104
1/3/2019

Network Management in Organisations
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Introduction
Now a day’s smartphone apps are providing various facilities to its users in terms of health
tracking, online buying and selling, online banking services, and online payment as well.
Especially large number of health apps trending in the smartphones and make life easier and
healthier. But these apps also collect the precious personal information of the user. But,
despite of being strict cyber laws and regular scrutiny of privacy practices many apps use
these personal information for their personal use and do whatever they please to do with that
information [1]. The other ethical issue which is noticeable that only apps are not only thing
to collect user data rather mobile phone itself does too and these apps access these data with
small user permission. Thus, a little bit lack in care might cause a breach of privacy
information to public.
Identification
The level of privacy depends on which type of phone user is using and how careful user is.
Apple i-phone to android phone user everyone facing the privacy problem while they are
using the health app [2]. Mobile health applications often collect large number of information
from user such as information related to their name, gender, e-mail, phone number, age,
photos etc. These information are stored in the cloud storage of that application [3]. These
apps not only records personal data rather they can easily track you by your location, collect
information regarding your daily routine, exercise, pregnancy and menstrual cycle, diet, and
medication refills as well. These apps not only contains private information rather they are
free for users and in turn they show large number of advertisement through that app, and
there is increasing chance of breaching security and data theft.
Analysis
Privacy of people can be considered as an essential freedom and rights of person. A person
can only decide to whom and when he/she can share the personal information. But when a
person theft the personal information of a person without the consent of that person, then it
will be considered as an illegal and unethical practices. The current and latest example of data
breaching through mobile apps was Facebook user’s information breach. In last year March
2018, more than 50 million of user profiles and their private information breached by a
political form named ‘Cambridge Analytica’ [4]. Cambridge Analytica collected the personal