Privacy
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And instead of worrying about sexting, what I think we need to do is think a lot more about digital
privacy.
It doesn't make sense to try to ban all sexting to try to address
privacy
violations.
So instead of criminalizing sexting to try to prevent these
privacy
violations, instead we need to make consent central to how we think about the circulation of our private information.
Every new media technology raises
privacy
concerns.
In fact, in the US the very first major debates about
privacy
were in response to technologies that were relatively new at the time.
And we can do the same thing with digital
privacy.
If we think more about consent, we can have better
privacy
laws.
Right now, if someone violates your privacy, whether that's an individual or a company or the NSA, you can try filing a lawsuit, though you may not be successful because many courts assume that digital
privacy
is just impossible.
Better laws could help address
privacy
violations after they happen, but one of the easiest things we can all do is make personal changes to help protect each other's
privacy.
We're always told that
privacy
is our own, sole, individual responsibility.
We're told, constantly monitor and update your
privacy
settings.
As Princeton researcher Janet Vertesi argues, our data and our privacy, they're not just personal, they're actually interpersonal.
These individual changes can really help us protect each other's privacy, but we need technology companies on board as well.
These companies have very little incentive to help protect our
privacy
because their business models depend on us sharing everything with as many people as possible.
If we don't think more about digital
privacy
and consent, there can be serious consequences.
And when we assume that
privacy
is impossible in digital media, we completely write off and excuse her boyfriend's bad, bad behavior.
People are still saying all the time to victims of
privacy
violations, "What were you thinking?
If we think more about consent, we can see that victims of
privacy
violations deserve our compassion, not criminalization, shaming, harassment or punishment.
We can support victims, and we can prevent some
privacy
violations by making these legal, individual and technological changes.
Because the problem is not sexting, the issue is digital
privacy.
So the next time a victim of a
privacy
violation comes up to you, instead of blaming them, let's do this instead: let's shift our ideas about digital privacy, and let's respond with compassion.
We need to get the security and
privacy
of these devices right before they enter the market, because what is the point of locking a house with a key if anyone can enter it through a connected device?
Well, companies need to realize that by prioritizing
privacy
and security, they can build trust and loyalty to their users.
The result is a world in which even the
privacy
of one's own thought process is violated, where one may be found guilty of thoughtcrime by talking in their sleep, and keeping a diary or having a love affair equals a subversive act of rebellion.
If not, our freedom of thought, access and control over our own brains and our mental
privacy
will be threatened.
I worry that we will voluntarily or involuntarily give up our last bastion of freedom, our mental
privacy.
Everything from our definitions of data
privacy
to our laws, to our ideas about freedom.
When it comes to
privacy
protections in general, I think we're fighting a losing battle by trying to restrict the flow of information.
Studying aggregated information can tell us so much about our health and our well-being, but to be able to safely share our information, we need special protections for mental
privacy.
Would you like lesbian love stories written in Hindi, priced under a dollar, to be read in the
privacy
of your phone?
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