Topic 1: Privacy Archives - Critical Digital Literacies

Transactional Transmission of Privacy

The site runners promise users that their right to privacy is important to them while still forcing them to compromise said privacy.

Daniel J. Solove explains the issue with the argument of having nothing to hide when it comes to security and the plurality of privacy.

Privacy on digital networks on tech apps seems to be an outdate thing. Anytime we use a cell phone we are at risk of unwanted exposure.

What do privilege, privacy, and security mean when it comes to digital and other spaces? How do we ensure equity in these spaces?

Alice Marwick and Danah Boyd embark on the discussion of privacy within underprivileged, LGBTQ+ and other cultures outside of the US.

We talk about the connection between privilege and privacy and why we shouldn’t be quick to blame internet users for privacy erosion.

The ways in which government Surveillance of humans is advancing and changing the things around us.

Digital Boundaries on the internet and through wireless connections cause a lot of fear for people who value their privacy.

Talking about what privacy is, why it’s important, and why having “nothing to hide” is a weak argument against digital data collection.

What does it mean to be private in the digital age? Can we agree as a nation what we expect the government will do for us concerning privacy?