Sir Isaac Newton was master of the mint at the time and, according to Eichengreen, set too low a price for silver in terms of gold, inadvertently causing silver coins to mostly disappear from circulation.
As such, data is being collected by statutory means, by application owners and third parties like marketing agencies. While this technological advancement is easing the way of life and facilitating efficiency in business or service operations, it entails risks like hacking, cyber-crime such as forgery of an individual’s profile or online activities with the intent to malign them.