
I guess many people will agree with me that there is no privacy on the internet. And the truth is that protecting privacy is also a pretty losing game today and in the digital age, we should not expect our online activities to remain private.
More and more data about each of us is being generated faster and faster from more and more devices, and we simply can’t keep up. It’s a losing game both for individuals and for a legal system. Google, Facebook, all big techs, IoT devices that surround us collect a lot of data.
All of that make me to say that digital privacy does not really exist, unless you cut yourself off from the internet and major apps totally. Basically, when we go on the internet we leave a trail of data that is monetized whether we like it or not.
Okay, some people may argue that legislation like GDPR tries to fix this problem by forcing the companies to obtain your explicit consent before taking your data.
But the hard truth is that it is not working that way. A Deloitte survey of 2,000 consumers in the U.S found that 91% of people consent to legal terms and services conditions without even reading them.
Some people would say that you can protect yourself by using different tools like Safe browsers, VPN, and others.
But in reality, people still choose convenience over security. Many today declare they are worried about privacy, but still continue to use services that hoover up their data.
Former Amazon chief scientist Andreas Weigend said that now we are leaving in a post-privacy economy and based on what i said earlier i tend to agree with him: Privacy on the internet does not exist anymore.
Sources:
- https://clario.co/blog/what-is-online-privacy/#:~:text=Online%20privacy%2C%20also%20known%20as,potentially%20at%20risk%20when%20online.
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2013/aug/05/nsa-privacy-surveillance-monday-note
- https://www.nbcnews.com/technolog/perfect-privacy-internet-communication-doesnt-exist-6c10962853