Wednesday's Takeaways of the Week

Discussing the Question of the Week: Is privacy dead?

• General consensus: No, Logan: Yes
• Conclusion: Privacy is changing and evolving over time, but it's not dead yet. 

Next Topic: Reclaiming Your Privacy

• Here we discussed 35 ways to protect your privacy
• These were divided into 3 levels:
• Normal
• Geek
• Tin Foil Hat
• Since Ivana listed the 35 points I'm not going to enumerate them again here.

Next Topic: Ephemeral Messaging & Related Assignment

• Ephemeral messaging could have uses in business as well as personal use
• May lead to a lack of evidence in lawsuits

My Takeaways: Some of these methods of protecting one's privacy seem like little steps which could make a big difference. I see a lot of webcams around covered with stickers, so that seems like a popular one. The use of a password logging app seems like it would take some of the hassle out of having long/complicated passwords for all online accounts, so I do plan on looking into that. The "tinfoil hat" methods are mostly beyond what I plan on doing though. 

As with everything, ephemeral messaging has its uses as well as potential problems. Although I haven't ever used Snapchat, it was interesting hearing about some of the issues people had with that app.