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Mobile application became a trend for online business to connect with their customers and promote their products. Although it brings benefit to the business and customer but it also create a privacy issue. Some of the business shares the customer’s information to the third parties without customer permission and this action against the company privacy policies. Therefore, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which the independent agency of the United States government proposing significant improvements in the way businesses handle consumer information and changes in the controls consumers should have over their information. The business must follow the 3 top-level maxims: Privacy by design, Simplifying consumer choice and Increasing consumer transparency. So the customer’s information will be more safety after the business has a rigorous policy. (AppPrivacy, n.d)

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By: Low Joong Lok

Cyber Restriction: When Your Teen Abuses Their Digital Privileges

Teens nowadays abuse their privileges disregarding the rules and boundaries because of convenience. There are websites to protect the families’ privacy. Different people have different opinions on digital abuse. According to Scheff (2014), there are different ways for a person to abuse their digital privileges. The actions of children may hurt others even though they think nothing of it. Parents should try to understand the way their children are acting and not take extreme actions. Parents should also have more face-to-face contact with their child to teach them the consequences of misusing the digital applications.

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By: Junne Low