Privacy Considerations for the New Year
The beginning of the year is a great time to reflect. With data privacy week later this month, it’s also a good time to be intentional about what information we share online (even in “private” messages). How are the privacy settings configured across our various platforms (social media, email) and devices? What personal information did we sign away when we agreed to the “Terms of Service?” What role does the government play in the protection (or surveillance) of our data?
Privacy Timeline
To get a sense for what history can tell us about privacy in the US, check out the following privacy timeline, which has been adapted from Heidi Boghosian’s 2021 book, I Have Nothing to Hide and 20 Other Myths about Surveillance and Privacy.
