There have been many changes that have occurred in the past few centuries. There are few incidences in today's society that do not require the verbal proclamation of social security numbers, and secret pin numbers in order for the average individual to retrieve their own private information. Is this type of society good or bad? It has been proven that these types of steps are very necessary in today's world, because just about everyone has …showed first 75 words of 1175 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1175 total…may request privacy or confidential information while failing to state what happens to the information in the long term. References: S. C. Haller (2002). Privacy: What Every Manager Should Know: Companies can't afford to ignore the Fact that Consumers are Increasingly Concerned about how Businesses use their Personal Information. Information Management Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2005, from http://www.allbusiness.com Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (2002). Springfield, MA: Merriam- Webster. Retrieved December 30, 2005, from http://www.merriam-webster collegiate.com