The personal information of many individuals is held by large internet companies and organisations. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Over the past decades, the world has evolved substantially in terms of technological advancement. Data security and personal information leakages from

companies

that are providing internet access and social

media

applications become evitable consequences of

this

issue. There are both positive and negative aspects to

this

trend.

This

essay will seek to examine the complex issue and give my idea at

last

. On the one hand, I would like to point out that there are various reasons to consider getting the advantages of giving control of personal data to

the

Correct article usage

apply

show examples

companies

, like Facebook and Instagram.

First

of all, social

media

plays a pivotal trend in today's world. People tend to use it to expand their reach

to

Change preposition

apply

show examples

all over the world, regardless of its negative implications.

Moreover

, communication applications become a place to parade their businesses' expression and individual reputation,

such

as by uploading their activities.

Additionally

, people nowadays get used to giving control of their

identical

Replace the word

identity

show examples

information to the

companies

in order to pursue cutting-edge technologies.

For example

, their bank card information and

Correct your spelling

thumbprints

show examples

thumb prints

Correct your spelling

thumbprints

show examples

are allowed to use for their cashless payments through mobile phones and

internet

Correct article usage

the internet

show examples

.

On the other hand

, I would like to express an equal view that there are several drawbacks

of

Change preposition

to

show examples

this

issue. Worst of all, mail

scam

Fix the agreement mistake

scams

show examples

and online discrimination become fashionable in today's

media

.

Besides

, some

companies

are getting notorious

by

Change preposition

for

show examples

spying covertly

to

Change preposition

on

show examples

their own customer via

their

Change the word

the

show examples

photos and keywords that they type, especially targeting youngsters. To avoid these

situation

Fix the agreement mistake

situations

show examples

becoming any worse, it seems people need to stop overvaluing their social

media

status and giving personal codes, like dates of birth and banks ID. In conclusion,

although

there are some advantages and different opinions, it seems to me that granting the control of our own data to others will end up with more disadvantages than benefits.