We live in a world where every day vast amounts of data flows in through various mediums. Data mining could be considered as a result of the natural growth of information technology. The concept of data mining is widely used all over as an instrument to mine hidden information from the database of companies that can be used by the respective companies to deal with their complicated business affairs and improve thei r services accordingly. Despite the information revealed by data mining applications, people have shown their increasing concern about the other side of the coin, specifically the privacy threats posed by data mining. An individual’s privacy may be hampered or violated due to unauthorized access to their sensitive personal data, unwanted discovery of once embarrassing information etc. In this research paper the author desires to highlight the probable privacy issues that an individual must face due to data mining.
Data mining, Individual’s privacy, Information technology, Sensitive personal data
