In today's modern day and age, privacy is almost completely non-existent online, especially with the increasing rise in popularity of iPhones, national television, social media platforms, and many more.
After watching the videos about privacy, both online and offline, there were many key issued that were raised. One of the speakers discussed how the data that we put online is like tattoos, and how it never really goes away. That is why we as individuals have to be extremely careful of what we put online.
They also discussed an issue where facial recognition in modern phones today has advanced to the point where hackers and data thieves can easily access your personal data through your face. This heavily affects myself, and my friends and family as we use this facial recognition feature on our phones every day.
When looking at the second video, one of the issues that the speaker discussed was the prominence of surveillance cameras, and how they are constantly recording our every move. Although monitoring our privacy online is very important, it has now become important offline as well due to these cameras.
An aspect of these surveillance cameras that can be particularly troubling is that some of them can track where you travel to. Now, people and the government itself can see where you work, live, shop, etc. just by looking at your car through cameras. This is very disturbing, especially because my family and I travel very often.
Why is it okay that the government is keeping all of this information? The government should be regulating this and deleting the unwanted data, instead of keeping it for "future use."
The third speaker also had some interesting facts about privacy as well. One notable fact was that our telephones and the networks that carry our calls were wired for surveillance first. What this means is that when you are talking to your family members and friends, collegue, doctor, etc., someone could be listening.
Lastly, the fourth speaker touched on digital domestic violence, which is when unhealthy relationships can cause people to post explicit things online to try to diminish the others' reputation. This is a major issue for the victim, as these posts can stay online forever, inflicting humiliation and allowing for the invasion of privacy.
By becoming more aware and mindful about what we post online, and how that could affect us down the road, we can further protect our personal data and ourselves from privacy invasions.
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