by Reid and Matthew 2010

 One’s ability to control what information one reveals about his or herself over the Internet.  To control who can access that information.  Internet privacy affects all those who owns a computer, no matter where or who he or she is.

 Also known as data privacy, this is a specific realm of privacy that affects the collection and dispersal of data and technology, along with the legal and political issues surrounding them.  For example: Residence, Healthcare records, ethnicity, biological traits, financial transactions, criminal justice proceedings, sexual orientation, religion, and social security numbers.

 Utilizing fields such as information security and data security, various types of hardware, software and human resources have enabled us to eradicate these problems.  However, beware of programs that are invading your privacy such as: phishing, spyware, web bugs, and malicious proxy server.

 There are types of people who clearly do not care about privacy, a good example being vehement facebook users:

 Unfortunately for her and millions of other open facebook users, friends, parents, bosses, professors, and co-workers will see this and question your status as a good daughter, student, and worker.  NOT a good  impression 

 On a sadder and more serious note, there are those who as mere individuals are unknowingly, and unwillingly affected by internet:

I found this article on Google in 0.38 seconds with 1,250,000 hits. Ultimately, the best way to protect yourself and others is to KNOW what you put out there, whether it be on social networking websites or private . BE AWARE of the consequences and take the necessary steps to protect your computer and your reputation.