Some people believe that companies should be allowed to collect data about customers freely, while others believe this practice should be restricted. Discuss both sides of this issue.

Collecting

users

'

data

by different businesses has been a controversial topic for years.

Although

some people think

this

should be forbidden, I personally believe that it could be really beneficial for both sides. On the one hand, it could be said that it is humans' right to decide whether they want their

data

to be stored. Some

users

do not feel comfortable with the fact that their moves on the internet are being monitored by others. What is more, there are many companies which are not presenting "policy and privacy terms" clearly. By way of illustration, when an individual clears their history from Google, it is still stored in the "My Activity" section.

Due to

this

,

users

may feel worried about their personal information and think it could be misused.

On the other hand

, it is an undeniable fact that many of the developments in technology are based on the

data

collected from

users

. If it was restricted, many inventions and developments would be impossible. To illustrate, there is a service called "Recommender System" that helps

customers

by recommending items based on their search and previous orders.

Moreover

, there is no harm in collecting information; it only helps the

customers

to have a better experience.

Besides

, there is always a choice for

users

to not allow it, like when they are "safe browsing".

To conclude

, though some would say storing and using

users

'

data

must be prohibited, considering the fact that

customers

have the ability to reject it, I subscribe to the view that collecting

customers

' information can be good for everyone.