How the Hack Affects Society, its Members and their Families, and YOU
The Ashley Madison Hack affected the whole world due to the amount of personal information released to the open public. Not only did it release the names of its users, but it also released people's address, payment info, location, and other sensitive information, to the internet for all to see. It affects society as anyone can type in a user and find any or all of their personal information, no restrictions. As for its users, this can result in people facing fraud, blackmail, loss of money, depression, and of course, the amount of divorces that would follow, a blunder to family relationsips. Not only does the hack affect the entire world, but it also goes down to any person, as this hack demonstrates that full privacy does not exist. This shows that anything online can be found, and that nothing can be hidden on the internet, presenting potential threats to anyone's personal information.
Privacy and Preventing From Being Hacked
In this modern age, the definition of privacy is not accurate. Once again with this hack, the world has been demonstrated that there is no true privacy, especially with the internet. Anything posted on the internet, no matter its security, can be undermined and released to the public. This can break apart lives, lead to family distress, and many other issues only because some info was released. The best way to prevent personal information from being open to the public on the internet is to simply refrain from posting the information itself. As long a person keeps their information to themselves, no hacker in the world can find it, given that it is not on the internet.