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Monday, April 16, 2018
Q. OF THE WEEK NO. 13
Do you agree with the following statement? "Privacy as we know it is essentially dead and we must learn to live in a totally transparent world where every aspect of our lives, except for our unexpressed thoughts, are on open book."
No, I certainly do not agree that privacy as we know it is dead. Although privacy is not explicitly written in our constitution, it is directly connected to other rights, such as free speech, that are not only valued by our society, but help to define it. Privacy has changed, in that it is often more challenging to maintain if you wish to use technology and give up some convenience. However, I think there are still many ways to have privacy, some old fashioned and some actually enabled by technology. As technology expands, I think there will be a learning curve on how we first understand the privacy implications of new developments, and then how we respond and exercise our rights. In my own life, I definitely feel that I have privacy still, and that many, but not all, of the ways I give up my privacy are my choice. I don’t think every aspect of our lives will be an open book so long as society stays informed and engaged, although protecting privacy will be an ongoing process of trial and error.
No. While privacy in modern times is more limited than it has been, it still exists. We still have privacy in our own homes and for the most part in our own possessions including phones and internet as long as you take the right measures. People have to go out of their way to take away some of your privacy with technology. Additionally, a lot of this loss in privacy is with the intent to help keep the general population safe. I also think that we will start gaining some privacy back eventually, but with all of the new technology on the market now there are so many possibilities and we are still trying to figure out what should and should not be allowed. Once this happens and more items have regulations then we will gain privacy back. So while privacy may be more scarce these days, it is in no way dead.
No. There are still way to protect your privacy and regulations that can be put in place to help preserve privacy. The battle to preserve our privacy is just beginning. It hasn't been played out in the markets yet, many regulations are new or unwritten, and the technology is sill rocketing upward looking to achieve orbit. I think that over the next months, years, decades, and perhaps longer, as the dust settles and the skies clear, privacy will adapt and survive. If only because we as human beings will demand it.
I don't agree. I think that privacy has certainly been compromised and on the whole privacy is becoming more evasive. However, people can still successfully protect their privacy; it just takes more effort on the individual's part. Additionally, as others have mentioned the ways in which privacy is compromised generally tend to require active participation, like the use of products and services.
One hundred percent no. I think as the technology has grown It is definitely harder to achieve privacy but recently people have been devoting more thought towards privacy. Personally I believe from 911 until recently this quote might be true. We had surveillance on us and no one knew about It. The Snowden incident really opened peoples eyes on privacy as well as law makers making privacy a known factor. Mark Zuckerberg will once again add to this desire for more privacy. These incidents are shaping the publics need and desire for more privacy giving the companies less and less control. Overall the people have just now started opening their eyes to real privacy issues and are starting to take actions in protecting privacy.
I disagree. Just because certain aspect of society have changed does not mean that privacy is dead. Just because you have to be more vigilant about protecting your privacy doesn't mean that it's dead. With the technological boom of the 20th/21st century, a child (our society) was essentially given a bicycle. It takes falling off of the bike a few hundred times (data breaches, data mining, unlawful surveillance, etc etc) until one day, something finally clicks and the child stops falling off the bike. Failure is bad in the sense that sensitive data is released and damaged, but failure is good in the sense that progress is being made, because people won't forget the facebook incident for a while. Is privacy dead? Not really, it's just a bit different now while we figure out how to use the gift of technology we have been given.
No, I don’t believe that privacy is “essentially dead,” I think though the digital age has complicated the relationship we have in regards with privacy it is still very much alive. I think that this is most prominent in the manner in which we take steps to ensure our privacy. As we have learned there are limitations to our expectations of privacy but that doesn’t mean we must learn to live in a world with total transparency. What we must learn is to accept the change, but also learn how to ensure privacy for ourselves and others.
I don't believe that privacy is "essentially dead," mostly because as a society, our thoughts on privacy change throughout time. If there's one thing this class has taught me, it's that true privacy exists where there is a reasonable expectation of it. The definition of what a reasonable expectation is and in what contexts it exists changes, especially with the advent of the digital age and especially with the ubiquity of the internet. Real-world privacy concepts have changed also, but there are still consistent defenses throughout time. Also, not to be nit-picky, but the concept of privacy "as we know it" is completely contextual anyway. Our millenial, 2018, American concept of privacy as we know it is probably completely different than a millenial, 2018, Chinese concept of privacy as they know it, or even a millenial, 2008, American concept of privacy as they knew it. Basically, while there are central tenets to the concept of privacy, it's a highly contextual idea, and for that reason, I don't think privacy will ever be esstially gone.
I disagree with the idea that privacy is dead. While many of the newest innovations in social media and tracking threaten our privacy, that doesn't mean everyone is completely exposed. People can take measures to prevent their information from being released, such as by changing user settings on social media sites or using specific forms of communication like ephemeral or even face to face communication. While other people can use methods of surveillance to invade privacy, such as drones and tracking, these methods are not able to reliably invade everywhere. Even if you decide that your privacy no longer exists, that doesn't mean you should accept a world where every piece of personal info is out in the open. Movements have begun by people who want to regain their privacy, such as switching off of Facebook or joining ephemeral messaging sites. On top of that, people are beginning to show more interest in the privacy discussions, such as with Zuckerburg's recent testimony. While privacy still exists, we should still fight for it to ensure it remains.
Privacy is as dead as blockbuster movies. Between the government having the capacity to track our every movement and businesses collecting information enough to develop profiles about our wants and wishes, our privacy - at least in the way manor we used to describe it - no longer exists. I'm not certain it ever will again. At this point, the privacy we have in our own lives will exist only within the scope of a new definition of privacy. What we once knew, has died.
I don't agree that privacy is dead and that we "must learn to live in a totally transparent world". Sure, with the ever increasing use of "connected" technology, we have generally less privacy than decades ago, but complete transparency is a stretch. There are steps we can take to increase our privacy online as well, such as adjusting privacy settings and limiting what information we put online. Also, lets not forget that social media accounts are not required. And even in situations of mass data collection people still generally retain their anonymity. That is to say, when data is collected to be sold or for targeted ads etc., it is not tied to one's name. So no, I don't think privacy is dead.
I do not think that privacy as we know it is dead. It does take more work to maintain one's privacy in the digital age, however, I think that it can be done. People are in no way compelled to post information that they wish to remain private online or on social media accounts. Clearing cookies etc. can help reduce one's digital footprint as well. Privacy to day is more limited than it was in the past, especially with respect to the Third Party Doctrine. Although people do 'voluntarily' share information with third parties such as phone companies and ISPs, it would be very difficult not to do so in the modern world. However, even if a lot of what was once known as private is now transparent, as long as a significant portion remains private I do not think that privacy can be described as 'dead'.
No, I certainly do not agree that privacy as we know it is dead. Although privacy is not explicitly written in our constitution, it is directly connected to other rights, such as free speech, that are not only valued by our society, but help to define it. Privacy has changed, in that it is often more challenging to maintain if you wish to use technology and give up some convenience. However, I think there are still many ways to have privacy, some old fashioned and some actually enabled by technology. As technology expands, I think there will be a learning curve on how we first understand the privacy implications of new developments, and then how we respond and exercise our rights. In my own life, I definitely feel that I have privacy still, and that many, but not all, of the ways I give up my privacy are my choice. I don’t think every aspect of our lives will be an open book so long as society stays informed and engaged, although protecting privacy will be an ongoing process of trial and error.
ReplyDeleteNo. While privacy in modern times is more limited than it has been, it still exists. We still have privacy in our own homes and for the most part in our own possessions including phones and internet as long as you take the right measures. People have to go out of their way to take away some of your privacy with technology. Additionally, a lot of this loss in privacy is with the intent to help keep the general population safe. I also think that we will start gaining some privacy back eventually, but with all of the new technology on the market now there are so many possibilities and we are still trying to figure out what should and should not be allowed. Once this happens and more items have regulations then we will gain privacy back. So while privacy may be more scarce these days, it is in no way dead.
ReplyDeleteNo. There are still way to protect your privacy and regulations that can be put in place to help preserve privacy. The battle to preserve our privacy is just beginning. It hasn't been played out in the markets yet, many regulations are new or unwritten, and the technology is sill rocketing upward looking to achieve orbit. I think that over the next months, years, decades, and perhaps longer, as the dust settles and the skies clear, privacy will adapt and survive. If only because we as human beings will demand it.
ReplyDeleteI don't agree. I think that privacy has certainly been compromised and on the whole privacy is becoming more evasive. However, people can still successfully protect their privacy; it just takes more effort on the individual's part. Additionally, as others have mentioned the ways in which privacy is compromised generally tend to require active participation, like the use of products and services.
ReplyDeleteOne hundred percent no. I think as the technology has grown It is definitely harder to achieve privacy but recently people have been devoting more thought towards privacy. Personally I believe from 911 until recently this quote might be true. We had surveillance on us and no one knew about It. The Snowden incident really opened peoples eyes on privacy as well as law makers making privacy a known factor. Mark Zuckerberg will once again add to this desire for more privacy. These incidents are shaping the publics need and desire for more privacy giving the companies less and less control. Overall the people have just now started opening their eyes to real privacy issues and are starting to take actions in protecting privacy.
ReplyDeleteI disagree. Just because certain aspect of society have changed does not mean that privacy is dead. Just because you have to be more vigilant about protecting your privacy doesn't mean that it's dead. With the technological boom of the 20th/21st century, a child (our society) was essentially given a bicycle. It takes falling off of the bike a few hundred times (data breaches, data mining, unlawful surveillance, etc etc) until one day, something finally clicks and the child stops falling off the bike. Failure is bad in the sense that sensitive data is released and damaged, but failure is good in the sense that progress is being made, because people won't forget the facebook incident for a while.
ReplyDeleteIs privacy dead? Not really, it's just a bit different now while we figure out how to use the gift of technology we have been given.
No, I don’t believe that privacy is “essentially dead,” I think though the digital age has complicated the relationship we have in regards with privacy it is still very much alive. I think that this is most prominent in the manner in which we take steps to ensure our privacy. As we have learned there are limitations to our expectations of privacy but that doesn’t mean we must learn to live in a world with total transparency. What we must learn is to accept the change, but also learn how to ensure privacy for ourselves and others.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe that privacy is "essentially dead," mostly because as a society, our thoughts on privacy change throughout time. If there's one thing this class has taught me, it's that true privacy exists where there is a reasonable expectation of it. The definition of what a reasonable expectation is and in what contexts it exists changes, especially with the advent of the digital age and especially with the ubiquity of the internet. Real-world privacy concepts have changed also, but there are still consistent defenses throughout time. Also, not to be nit-picky, but the concept of privacy "as we know it" is completely contextual anyway. Our millenial, 2018, American concept of privacy as we know it is probably completely different than a millenial, 2018, Chinese concept of privacy as they know it, or even a millenial, 2008, American concept of privacy as they knew it. Basically, while there are central tenets to the concept of privacy, it's a highly contextual idea, and for that reason, I don't think privacy will ever be esstially gone.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with the idea that privacy is dead. While many of the newest innovations in social media and tracking threaten our privacy, that doesn't mean everyone is completely exposed. People can take measures to prevent their information from being released, such as by changing user settings on social media sites or using specific forms of communication like ephemeral or even face to face communication. While other people can use methods of surveillance to invade privacy, such as drones and tracking, these methods are not able to reliably invade everywhere. Even if you decide that your privacy no longer exists, that doesn't mean you should accept a world where every piece of personal info is out in the open. Movements have begun by people who want to regain their privacy, such as switching off of Facebook or joining ephemeral messaging sites. On top of that, people are beginning to show more interest in the privacy discussions, such as with Zuckerburg's recent testimony. While privacy still exists, we should still fight for it to ensure it remains.
ReplyDeletePrivacy is as dead as blockbuster movies. Between the government having the capacity to track our every movement and businesses collecting information enough to develop profiles about our wants and wishes, our privacy - at least in the way manor we used to describe it - no longer exists. I'm not certain it ever will again. At this point, the privacy we have in our own lives will exist only within the scope of a new definition of privacy. What we once knew, has died.
ReplyDeleteI don't agree that privacy is dead and that we "must learn to live in a totally transparent world". Sure, with the ever increasing use of "connected" technology, we have generally less privacy than decades ago, but complete transparency is a stretch. There are steps we can take to increase our privacy online as well, such as adjusting privacy settings and limiting what information we put online. Also, lets not forget that social media accounts are not required. And even in situations of mass data collection people still generally retain their anonymity. That is to say, when data is collected to be sold or for targeted ads etc., it is not tied to one's name. So no, I don't think privacy is dead.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that privacy as we know it is dead. It does take more work to maintain one's privacy in the digital age, however, I think that it can be done. People are in no way compelled to post information that they wish to remain private online or on social media accounts. Clearing cookies etc. can help reduce one's digital footprint as well. Privacy to day is more limited than it was in the past, especially with respect to the Third Party Doctrine. Although people do 'voluntarily' share information with third parties such as phone companies and ISPs, it would be very difficult not to do so in the modern world. However, even if a lot of what was once known as private is now transparent, as long as a significant portion remains private I do not think that privacy can be described as 'dead'.
ReplyDelete