Is It Really Possible to Use the Internet Privately?
The internet is awesome. It has increased the level of information access across the globe exponentially. I’m concerned though about one thing: privacy.
According to USA Today, 75% of the world’s most popular websites have tracking code on their pages.
I am not alone in my concern about maintaining some sort of privacy online. I’m not paranoid though, as I still have social media profiles and many other accounts online. There are also people who are simply scared of the internet because they don’t understand how it works…and that’s a valid perspective.
Every social media site, and most other websites, have privacy policies that explain how my data is tracked, stored, and used. Facebook, for example, has a developed and in-depth webpage set up to explain how it uses its users’ data. It’s overwhelming though, as there is so much to read.
🚩 RED FLAG! 🚩
If privacy policies are always so long and complicated that everyone chooses not to read them, they aren’t accomplishing their goal. The point of these documents is to educate users about how using certain websites effects their privacy and information security.
