1. The Rapid Loss of Privacy in the Era of the Internet
Digital Surveillance
The Rapid Loss of Privacy in the Era of the Internet

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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