There has been a misconception about privacy that confuses many people. People tend to share seemingly related or unrelated personal information online, such as birthdays, address, contact details, marriage, and holiday plans on social media. People are also inclined to share pictures of favorite foods, people, localities, and workplaces, in addition to providing opinions on sensitive issues (religious, national, political, etc.) throughout different social media platforms. On the other hand, new and exciting technologies are emerging almost on a daily basis, and people share their information in the guise of playing games online, attending virtual worlds, and doing shopping online. Similarly, organizations also collect and store relevant personal information for business purposes. Consequently, the privacy risk increases ubiquitously with every share. The shared data, individually or collectively, can be used for malicious activities.
Before moving ahead, let’s have a clear understating of “Privacy” and related terminologies: