I'll brake it down as far i see it. The more you submerse yourself online, the trickier it is to hold onto privacy. Much the same as the real world. A more sociable person will be an easier person to track down as a pose to a more reserved, secluded person. The real issue is that prior to the digital age and the implementation of the internet, very few people were privy to mass scale recognition. The fact of the matter is that now days as we associate most of our day to day living through the internet, we are more susceptible to privacy infringement. The obvious is social networking sites where we seemingly pore out our lives through text photo and videos. As is stands, close to 400 people can know, right now as i write this, that i have a craving for steak and that recently i attended a certain birthday celebration. And that number is only due to the fact that i implemented certain restriction on my FaceBook profile settings. Many people allow almost anyone to view there social networking pages.
Further our privacy is not just in jeopardy on social livelihood, but also with our very intimate private details such as banking and consumer purchases. Internet banking is an ever growing trend in today's society however what few realise is how potentially risky it is to have online access to your banking details.
The idea of privacy ultimately comes down to the decisions we make. However needless to say the internet has given us the gateway to loose this privilege.
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