Project Description- Amreen Zaman
With the recent data privacy scandal of Facebook, it is more than evident that as technology increases, privacy declines. Since the age of telegrams till today's age of telephones, internet, and computers, every mean of communication technologies compromises the privacy of users.
Not to mention, our love for using social media handles, GPS and even nearby WiFi hotspots, shows how much we prefer convenience over privacy. Daily tasks, as simple as giving a Facebook like or using our credit card at a grocery store requires giving up our personal data. In simpler words, our grandparents had more privacy than our parents, who had more privacy than us.
Out of the many questions that arise, this paper would focus heavily on: What is privacy loss/concern and why is it such a big issue? How do people feel about technology invading our privacy? and lastly what is the future of privacy in this digital age? References would include peer-reviewed scholarly journals and/or articles, government websites, and trustworthy news sites.
This topic is more important than ever in an era in which everyone, including younger children, is essentially connected to the internet. We are all using free Wi-Fi connections and social media as well as apps, and games that need different permissions to be used on our internet connected smartphones, tablets, and computers. I take great caution in downloading too many apps that require permissions that seem unrelated to the app’s specific purpose and use my own mobile data connections for my smartphone and tablet. Frankly, I have even wondered how safe and secure Baruch College’s Wi-Fi connection is when I connect to it on my personal laptop. I am interested see what kind of scholarly research and government website resources can be found relating to our online footprint as well our right to privacy in this digitally connected world and how our privacy can be protected and maintained in the foreseeable future.
ReplyDeleteI highly agree, Andrew. Here is an interesting article on how we no l onger have a choice in the matter. https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/scicurious/social-media-privacy-no-longer-personal-choice
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