What does “privacy” mean to you? 🤔

My view on data privacy or security is not as polar or extreme.

Orwell’s 1984 is frightening in its form. But I would adopt some of its ideas in the digital web. 🫣

When I consider personal safety, I would rather install cameras across the city and ensure some accountability.

I would sacrifice privacy for security. 📹

This fine line is consistently crossed with laws like CCPA and GDPR.

With the death of 3rd party cookies, advertisers are stuck in limbo.

Because everyone hates ads but we love accessing free services and products. 📺

The Cambridge Analytica scandal of 2016 contributed to closing more doors and filling privacy gaps – an eye-opening experience for Facebook practices.

The social network is associated with identification, personal photos and stories, events and activity tracking – reasonable ways to tie a person with a complete lifestyle.

But on the other end of the spectrum, we have private networks like Twitter or reddit with anonymous comments and trolls running wild. 🎭

A recent Instagram survey explored social fears and behaviors for social users online. Suggested prefilled answers included:

🛡️ Being contacted by people you don’t want to communicate with
🛡️ Seeing unexpected messages from businesses
🛡️ Hackers stealing your personal information
🛡️ Someone else pretending to be you
🛡️ Scams (communication or activity intended to deceive you for personal or financial gain)
🛡️ Being harassed or bullied

Proof of identity can resolve problems like spam, bullying, seeking action against individuals or businesses, preventing mass brainwashing campaigns, and more.

In a healthy society, this is a form of supervision I can support. 🖐

In third-world countries and oppressed societies, freedom of speech is impossible – and that’s where this paradigm is flawed.

If you can pick just one, would you go for total privacy or full transparency?

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