Digital Business Card, Digital Research - OUGD603

This is a small amount of research to tackle the issues of, is digital always the way forward. People stated in their feedback on the survey that they are scared of digital or believe it to be untrustworthy. Below are some articles discussing digital methods and how they can go wrong or be used against the user. We will aim to protect our users privacy through this app and make sure the software cannot be used maliciously to harm anyone.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/03/the-customer-is-always-wrong-tesla-lets-out-self-driving-car-data-when-it-suits

The customer is always wrong: Tesla lets out self-driving car data – when it suits

"Luxury car maker Tesla is throwing some drivers’ privacy under the wheels following accidents in order to defend its hi-tech self-driving car technology."

Tesla, in an attempt to defend their technology will not show the cars logs following an accident with their self driving car. They state that it is not the technology that is at fault but rather the driver behind the wheel

https://www.ft.com/content/171cc986-41b5-11e8-803a-295c97e6fd0b

Zuckerberg failed to fix Facebook users’ privacy concerns

"Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional testimony failed to restore Facebook users’ trust"

Facebook one of the world's leading social networks is under fire from everyone as it fails to answer to privacy concerns. Users were left in the dark when Mark Zukerberg could not answer certain questions about Facebook's Privacy. People are left worrying whether their personal data has been sold or used against them in some way.