Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Give Me Back My Online Privacy

I thought this article ties in well with our discussion on "Is Privacy a Luxury Good?." The article discusses how people are fighting to regain their privacy through all these new apps and browsers that protect your privacy (ie. Privowny). The article quotes one guy who says that these apps provide him with control over his data, allowing him to post more frequently and "empowers him to share more with the right people." It shows that the privacy concerns people possess has not resulted in decreased sharing, but rather, people would like to continue their use of social media in a more secure manner. Finally, the statistics at the end were really interesting - it seems the majority believe that privacy laws are inadequate, and are taking matters into their own hands.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304704504579432823496404570?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304704504579432823496404570.html

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