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Privacy and confidentiality became a major issue in the new age of media. Social media is growing every day and has become the largest media platform. Most social media accounts allow you to use their platform in exchange for your data. This has led to many political and economic issues. Facebook and Twitter were fined numerous times for data breaches and advertising issues. Also, these two companies were a major source of leaks in politics specifically, presidential elections. Many users have been hacked or had their public profile information used against them. Additionally, many users had credit cards and other payment information on file which has caused fraud and identity theft. As a result, many companies and users have made privacy a matter of urgency. Users are now more aware of the information they share, and companies have added many more layers of security as well as options the user can use to hide their data. Privacy and confidentiality are a growing concern with the progression of social media and other technologies.

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