“Privacy is lost”, “Who cares about privacy”, “What’s the point of trying to protect my privacy?”
These are some of the quotes we often hear during our daily encounters. With the proliferation of technology use, its advancements, and the need for people to stay connected at all times, it is becoming difficult to use a service or technology without compromising our privacy. Take for example, the installation of a simple application on an Android device. A simple application install might require permissions to access many of the phone features such as camera, photos, contacts, microphone, messages and location. Check out Facebook’s Android app permissions below! Are these requests justified? What do we gain from giving up this much of our privacy? How can we protect ourselves?
Welcome to PrivacyFreakz!
We are a few friends in our mid-20s and 30s who probably care too much about privacy and wish to educate people by providing tips, stories, tutorials, and recommendations about the topic. We understand that many may disagree with what we say and our values. And that is fine. We just want to raise awareness and educate. Feel free to leave your thoughts and comment below and let us know what you think. But for now, check out this outdated, yet relevant, NBC News article from 2006, where the author talks about privacy and how people care about privacy but fail to do much about it. As you read it through, do ponder upon how what the author mentions in the article has changed today since its publication a decade ago.
Until next time!
– Privacy Freak