Is Making Public Data “More Public” a Privacy Violation? – Arvind Narayanan
Do we every really read the privacy policy and conditions? I’ll read an instruction manual and skip that portion. The first thing that popped into my head while reading this article was the Facebook – Cambridge Analytica scandal. Even though I’ve found myself posting less on social media, other than for business purposes. Cancel culture may creep up on all of us. We can’t predict the future as to what will be the new social norms.
I like the idea of sharing some things but not everything. The sixth example from the “it’s already public list” states, “the backlash against Google Buzz was auto-connect: it connected your activity on Google Reader and other services and streamed it to your friends. Your Google … took it further by broadcasting it”. Watching YouTube videos is usually an individual interest, where even if we share that video, it’s will most likely be viewed by the sole receiver etc. Playlists created on YouTube are public by default. I’m okay with Spotify broadcasting what songs I’m listening to. I’m am not, however okay with podcasts, news or radio stations being broadcasted. Once we sign up for a service, and agree to the terms and conditions, that may the point where it’s out of our hands. Selling our data is a privacy violation.
Developer Needs to Know About “Public” Data and Privacy – Arvind Narayanan
Majority of my personal social feeds are private. I understand that the moment I put it “public” it could be on the internet forever. I also understand that even if I have a private page, that doesn’t mean it’s doesn’t have the chance of ever going public! I feel data on the internet should dissolve after a certain period. I carry a separate identity/pseudonym online from my personal identity in real life. Every now and then I’ll do a google search and see what the internet has on me. I don’t like the idea of cancel culture potentially affecting ones opportunity to hold employment and provide for one’s family.
KeyAnna Hooker
Award Winning Short Filmmaker holding a degree in Media Technology / Media & Digital Film Production, under Communication Arts & Sciences. She is in her final semester completing Film & TV Studies BA with a concentration in Television under Journalism & Media Studies for Fall 2020
