Question

Cultural analysts have argued that privacy is less important to a generation that grew up with YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and texting. On the other hand, this same generation has grown up with database technology more ubiquitous and capable than ever before. Think about how many times this week you've been involved (knowingly or not) with database systems. How do you think the tension between privacy and database technology will or should play out as powerful database applications become ever more pervasive in our world?

Don't just post your opinion -- do some research and cite studies, give anecdotal examples, create hypotheticals, etc. You must include cites. Your post can be insightful and creative, it can be scholarly, or it can be both; it should not be just your personal opinion.

Answer 1

It is true that we are growing up with YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and texting a lot nowadays.

But that doesn't mean privacy is less important for our generation.

Infact due to the increasing usage of social media platforms , more priority is given to the security and privacy concerns. This is giving rise to the ever strong Databse Management Systems that can manage these huge amount of data along with taking care of privacy issues.

As businesses as well as the Social Media platforms increasingly mine data of the consumers, people are concerned regarding their privacy of various personal information. The surveys portray that people nowadays are more anxious about security of their personal data. The vast majority of people feel that they have somewhere lost the control of their data. People are not really confident that the platforms collecting their information will keep it secure. Below is the data of one such survey:

Image source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/19/americans-feel-the-tensions-between-privacy-and-security-concerns/

However, there are various confusions like which DBMS (Database Management Systems) should be used for which kinds of applications, as there are various options of Relational as well as Non-Relational Databases. The tension between Privacy and Database Technology will definitely play out as powerful database applications become ever more pervasive in our world.

I hope I am able to answer you. Have a good day ahead :)