When businesses or organizations need information about a person for future authorization, they will store it in their system. Although it is very convenient for both of the business and customers, it can be harrowing to know that certain businesses and organizations are actively gathering and storing important information about an individual in their database. One ethical issue that arises is how that information is being collected. Although companies are required to inform individuals that there is data being collected on them, it is never fully explained how much information can be gathered from a little bit of information, and how much of that information is completely irrelevant to the user’s main purpose. Another ethical issue that the data is never disposed of. Once those companies have it, they are able to keep it in their database long after the user has left. It is also possible for those companies to sell that information to the dark web and face no consequences because the user handed it to them willingly. This was a big problem recently with the controversies with Shein and Wattpad, when millions of their information was repeatedly sold without their user’s knowledge or consent. One last ethical issue is the high risk of the information being stolen. With everybody’s important information in a single area, it is possible for hackers to take advantage of that, and by finding a way to get a hold of one user’s information, it makes it even more likely for them to do the same for thousands of others. While storing electronic data on individuals can be an easy and quick way to do certain tasks for both the user and the company/organization, it is also difficult to turn a blind eye on all of the disadvantages of doing so, also.