The Rapid Loss of Privacy in the Era of the Internet Digital Surveillance The Rapid Loss of Privacy in the Era of the Internet
Why Privacy is Disappearing Online Transparency To ensure government reliability To ensure people act civil To validate results Convenience Makes research for personal and professional use easier Can be useful in changing our own habits We don’t care about others losing their privacy Socializing Loss of privacy also creates connections As we learn more about each other we’re able to hide less
How Easy it is to Find Information Online Google Earth: Allows you to find any home or geographic area via satellite Zillow: Allows you to see the value of any house in America as well as a description of the layout Fundrace: Allows for people to track donations made to politicians during an election with just an area code
Who Benefits Browsers and Social Media Sites Sell Your Online Data Twitter and Facebook sell info on likes and use ‘cookies’ Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari all sell user browsing history Credit Card Companies and Ad Agencies Buy it Risk assessment ‘Likes’ can affect your credit score
What’s Making us Vulnerable Integration of online and real life personas Google Plus and youtube Comments Signing up and posting comments on articles is often via a facebook account, removing anonymity Social media Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media websites are often public and without filter putting the tech unaware at risk
The NSA and the CSEC NSA CSEC Collects metadata of all people across North America Has little to no oversight CSEC Spies on Canadians based on political views dissenting opinions of the gov. often leads to surveillance