Digital

Is our information safe?

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By Cameron Piening

� Privacy first came about with the bill of rights in 1790.

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�  This stated that people have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.

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� This however did not take into account internet privacy.

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� The 1986 electronic communications privacy act attempted to protect its users.

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�  This is not always the easiest thing…

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� Privacy and the internet are just two things that don’t go together.

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� People are being harmed by information they have posted.

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� 86% of users on the internet have taken steps to remove their digital footprint.

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�  6% of users have had their reputation damaged because of something that happened online.

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� 59% of users do not think it is possible to be completely anonymous online.

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� 68% of users do not believe current laws are good enough in protecting peoples privacy online.

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� New laws need to be put into place. Source: Number 10 (Flickr)

� The growth of the internet is being hampered.

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� A recent business week poll also revealed that 2/3 users currently not on the internet would be more likely to start using the internet if their ‘personal information and communications’ would be protected.

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�  We need to teach our children better.

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� Facebook is continually changing its privacy rules.

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� So that they can use and sell more of your information.

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� We need to band together as a whole.

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� And get back the privacy we deserve.

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�  Susskind, J. (2013, July 21). 10 Statistics on Online Privacy That May Surprise You. IVN. Retrieved from http://ivn.us/2013/10/21/10-statistics-online-privacy-may-surprise/

�  Stanford. (2012). Privacy Statistics. Standford. Retrieved from http://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/cs201/projects/databases-in-cyberspace/statistics.html

�  Greenleaf, G. (2012, February 6). Global Data Privacy Laws, 89 countries, and Accelerating. Social Science Research Network. Retrieved from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2000034

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