Should Business Be Allowed To Track People Data?

It is a Friday night and currently you are on your phone and you open Google and search ‘How to make coffee’. For most people searching things up is just a norm and nobody would think what goes behind the search. But are you aware that what you are searching is being tracked from advertisements? Business should not be allowed to track people data because the more they know about us the more they try to sell and because of this, personal privately is being invaded.
The more they know about us, the more they try to sell you things you did not want. People need to be careful in which information goes on websites because next time you go on a website don’t be amused when there is an advertisement that is very specific. According to Nicholas Carr, page 15 “ Pretty much everything we do is… recorded’’ meaning tracking allows businesses to buy the information they need to sell you products. I am aware you might enjoy these advertisements however do you really want ads for something that not even necessary?

Personal privately is being invaded.

Are you aware that every time you search anything up online, it usually will appear as a advertisement on your social medias in less then one minute? This is because of business tracking. According to Nicholas Carr, page 15 “ Our sense of anonymity is largely an illusion” meaning no matter what you do online it will be recorded unless you turn off Cookies which stores your passwords. Think of it this way, you are on a website and you see two specific ads, why? Because those ads probably came from your search two hours ago. However government says the tracking is for protection but I believe we should have a say in what gets tracked and what does

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Kids who are younger than fourteen are being tracked. There is a law that prevents companies from collecting certain information from kids under thirteen. But most social media require users to be thirteen and up. Since most websites require their users to be thirteen and older although this seems fair, however the first time anyone sign up for social media they are being tracked. Now I am aware you might think to stop the tracking teens should not have social media’s but if social media is one of the most popular way to commute with someone should we really not allow it?
In brief, Business should not be allowed to pay for people information since it is invaded of privacy and changing the law of tracking to sixteen should be common. Not allowing Bussiness to use your information is just to insure that you have a sense of privacy in the online world. So next time you look at your phone and see two advertisement for coffee beans right after you search ‘ How to make coffee’ just know that was probably payed and was not a surprise.
Work Cited
Kristin Lewis. “ Are You Being Watched?.” Scope. December/January 2017/2018 : 15. Print.
Jane Porter. “ Are You Being Watched?.” Scope. December/ January 2017/ 2018 : 15. Print.