millions of credit-card transactions take place in the world, each, carrying private information. millions of personal data items are routed daily to corporate databases and data warehouses through sales calls and credit checks. millions of consumer records are collected and updated daily on the web. for businesses, such data are an important resource, but for individuals, such large data pools and the ways they are used threaten a fundamental human right: privacy.

considering the above paragraph coupled with your own views on the use of databases and data warehouses, argue in support of the use of such technologies, and the argue in support of those who believe their.