A NECESSARYEVIL OF TECHNOLOGICAL CONNECTEDNESS

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SACRIFICED PRIVACY:

By:LauraKong

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There are currently 1.96 billion social media users. This number is growing by about

10 million each year [1]

“Teens share a wide range ofinformation about themselves

on social media sites”[2]

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WHATARE THEY SHARING?

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71%Post wherethey live [2]

53%Post their

email address [2]

91%Postposttheirschoolname[2]

71%Post their

school name [2]

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“While social mediapreferences are emerging,so are legal and privacy

concerns”.[3]

WHAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS THAT:

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SO... WHO EXACTLY IS WATCHING US?

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“Weather channel requested device location an averageof 2,000 times, or every 10minutes, during a study

period”[4]

APPS

RETAILERS

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“GROUPONREQUESTEDONE PARTICIPANT’SCOORDINATES

1,062TIMES IN TWOWEEKS”[4]

SOCIALMEDIA

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“FACEBOOK GIVES A VERY PRIMITIVE OUTLINE OF YOUR SOCIALCIRCLES: WHO YOU KNOW, BUT NOT HOW YOU KNOW THEM OR

HOWWELL” [5]

EMPLOYERS

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“80%OF HR PROFESSIONALS USE ONLINE REPUTATIONINFORMATIONAS PART OF THE HIRING PROCESS”[6]

CYBERPARENTS"ACCORDING TO A STUDY OF 802 PARENTS BY THE PEW

INTERNET PROJECT 42% HAVE SEARCHEDFOR THEIR CHILD'SNAME ONLINE TO SEEWHAT INFORMATION IS OUT THERE”[7]

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COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

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“30%OF THE ADMISSIONSOFFICERS SAID THEYHADDISCOVERED INFORMATIONONLINE THAT HADNEGATIVELYAFFECTEDAN APPLICANT 'S PROSPECTS” [8]

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Millennials know theymust give up some

privacy

“However, despite widespread worries aboutinformation leaks, few users take actions thatwould unplug them, such as downloadingprivacy software or adjusting their device’s

settings” [5]

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THEREFORE, PRIVACYBREACHINGSTILL INEVITABLE

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“A 2014 PEW SURVEY FOUND THATMORE THAN 90%OF AMERICANS FEEL THEY’VE LOST CONTROL OVER

PERSONAL DATA”[5]

SOWHY COULD THIS BE?

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64%of teenswith

Twitter accountssay that their

tweets are public [9]

15%of of Americans havenever checked socialnetwork privacy andsecurity settings [9]

47%Have a public

profile viewable byanyone [9]

WENEED TO TRY ANDMONITOROUR ACTIONS TO PRESERVE

SOME PRIVACY

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HOWCANWE DO THIS?Disable GPS services until you need it [10]

Guard your date of birth and phone number[10]

Keep work and personal presences separate [10]

Use passwordmanager [10]

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However, new wearabletechnology continues tocomplicate the battle againstprivacy…

“And we makebig trade-offsas we become digitally connected

everywhere and anytime” [11]

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“By the end of 2018, there will be 780million wearable devices on the market” [12]

“Alongside personal privacy, company data could beat risk when it’s bared for the world on a watch” [13]

“Untilregulations arein place, therewill beinherentsecurity andprivacy risksinvolved withwearabledevices”.[12]

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As more consumers purchasewearables, they exposethemselves to both potentialsecurity breaches and ways thattheir datamay be legally used bycompanies without theconsumer knowing. [12]

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In the end, in this age of technology andsocial media, it remains up to the

individual to decide if these losses ofprivacy areworth the gains of

connectedness

“We are forced to operateentirely on TRUST”[14]

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Without knowledge on how data iscollected...

Wo rk s C ited

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