Question

make a respone to the following (explian):

Formal organizations haven't always been so central to our society. A century ago, most people lived in small groups of family, friends, and neighbors. Today, however, our lives revolve more and more around these large secondary groups that are organized to achieve goals efficiently.

Many analysts claim that this change in our society is a major threat to our personal privacy in cases like identity theft, social media profiles being accessed by billions of people around the world, and simple the enormous consumption of personal information by organizations (like the IRS, BMV, or Social Security), just to name a few. A phone call can wipe you of your identity, an email can wipe your computer of all information, and a job you thought was secure, could end up giving all of your information away. In a society drowning in the use of technology and a growing number or formal organizations, it is no surprise that the information no one used to give out is now available right on your public Facebook page. A simple google search gives away more facts and images of you than you may realize. Everything you do on the Internet is recorded somewhere, nothing is confidential in today's society, and quite honestly, it is scary, and it should be a concern.

Regardless of what analysts claim, there are still huge benefits to formal organizations, and in our fast-paced, quickly-changing society we do need groups that can achieve goals efficiently. However, I hear the cry for privacy and intimacy, and I wish I knew of a way for these organizations to thrive while also keeping personal information personal. In today's society, however, I think we may already be in too deep in this information ocean.

Answer 1

I agree that there is a loss of privacy that comes with the growth of formal organisations. However, I don’t believe they necessarily go hand in hand. Information stored by these organisations can only be made available if they voluntarily choose to do so. For social media networks and related industries, perhaps sharing personal information is vital for it to thrive. For other formal organisations, this is not necessarily true. Furthermore, the information available about us on the internet is also upto our own discretion. We can choose what we want to share on the such websites with and what we want to protect. I believe that when information is shared to their party sites, it happens as a result of an intentional sharing of information by an organisation. This maybe carried out for profit making intentions, but it is not an inherent characteristic of formal organisations.