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In a previous blog I wrote how I enjoy watching Netflix. However, it’s sometimes unnerving to know that Netflix keeps a record of what and when I’m watching.
But I have the same uneasiness knowing Google monitors what I’m searching and companies follow me by sending Internet ads once I go to their websites.
My phone company knows where I am and who I call, Pandora knows my favorite music, and my Runkeeper knows when and where I exercise. It’s pretty clear someone knows my every move almost every minute of the day.
I keep hearing about privacy issues that make my head spin.
We already know our government has the ability to watch our every move through our cell phones, but did you know our government can watch us through our own webcams?
According to Global Research:
The single most important thing you can do to protect yourself from government spying is to realize that the NSA can turn on your cellphone or laptop’s videocamera and microphone without you knowing…
…Even the Washington Post reported that your webcam can be remotely activated and you won’t even know it’s on.
But your privacy is not only at risk from the government.
Facebook records what you type and erase before hitting <enter>? (or the “post” button)? According to Slate:
…the code in your browser that powers Facebook still knows what you typed—even if you decide not to publish it. It turns out that the things you explicitly choose not to share aren’t entirely private…
…To collect the text you type, Facebook sends code to your browser. That code automatically analyzes what you type into any text box and reports metadata back to Facebook.
Recently I read the new LG TV could be watching you. According to ars Technia…
A blogger has offered evidence that his Internet-connected television has been transmitting detailed information about his family’s viewing habits, including the times and channels they watch and even the names of computer video files stored on connected USB drives…
…But the logging didn’t stop there. Included in the traffic sent over the Internet were the names of files stored on a USB drive connected to the LG television.
What’s next? Will your smart refrigerator send a message to Dr. Gupta telling him you had a piece of chocolate cake?
No wonder 400 million pictures a day are uploaded to SnapChat—pictures that will quickly disappear to insure privacy.
I can understand why some people may be upset with the NSA for infringing on their privacy—but let’s face it…
Our privacy is an illusion.
David Sher is a co-founder of Buzz12 Advertising. You can read more of his posts by looking for the “David Sher Posts” category in the sidebar of Buzz12’s website.
