https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q en-us 2019-10-22 14:48:18 UTC 2019-10-23 14:45:01 UTC hello@padlet.com brian_zheng0426 https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400904055 Records and traces we leave behind us as we use the internet.]]> 2019-10-22 14:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400904055 brian_zheng0426 https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400906553 Everything we do is recorded on the internet, a bunch of small actions might hint about where you live, age etc.]]> 2019-10-22 14:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400906553 brian_zheng0426 https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400907260 Online services are not truly free of charge, and for free internet surfing, companies receive our private information in exchange.]]> 2019-10-22 14:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400907260 brian_zheng0426 https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400908363 You lose anonymity and privacy. Your privacy doesn't matter when you're on the web, diminishing the internet as an economical and social asset to everyone]]> 2019-10-22 14:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400908363 brian_zheng0426 https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400910752  Users of desktop computers and laptops primarily leave footprints via their web browser. The standard web browser is very different from the applications that smartphones and tablets use. 17 The comparatively mature controls offered by browsers themselves, or by supplementary plug-ins, make it easier for the end user to control what is shared, and to clear out identifying information such as cookies that might otherwise reduce personal privacy. ]]> 2019-10-22 14:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400910752 brian_zheng0426 https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400912725  The interlocking mesh of social networks, photo sharing sites, blogs and micro-blogs, URL shorteners, and republishing services creates a significant barrier, keeping you from controlling your own information. 26 Give yourself the tools and motivation to make better decisions. By being mindful of the context for different Internet activities, such as “work,” “personal,” “social,” “family,” and so on, you can increase control by using different software tools and different real-world objects (such as different payment cards and different smartphones) to create boundaries and limit the information that can be linked. While these techniques can be effective, they are also difficult to stick to. There's no quick fix here... but thinking seriously about the realities is a good step towards adjusting the value you place on privacy. We are most successful when we are motivated to switch from no (or occasional) privacy-enhancing behaviour, to privacy as something we do natur ]]> 2019-10-22 15:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400912725 brian_zheng0426 https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400914184  Data aggregators, basically, compile information from databases or partner websites on individuals and sell that to advertisers to target ads. 
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 Aggregators have a lot of data on net users. In early 2013, BlueKai had information on 85 million unique users, OutBrain offers up 364 million, Rio claims nearly 500 million. The assumption that third-party tracking cookies are anonymous is widely disputed. Although most aggregators take pains to not store information that directly identifies a person, researchers have shown that this is not much protection. It only takes a few data points, especially when location is included, to track a set of web events back to a real person—which offers the possibility of following that real person both back and forward in time. 
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 For the most part, digital footprints are used in a commercial context by companies who want to market products and services to us. ]]> 2019-10-22 15:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400914184 brian_zheng0426 https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400915494  The economic dynamic gives a service provider a strong incentive to collect data, and to keep users under-informed about that aspect of the service. 
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 Online services, while accessible worldwide, must all originate somewhere, and that often infuses them with a particular cultural perspective. Each country brings to the Internet its own cultural norms, legislative and regulatory models, and economic frameworks. 
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 dynamic of convenience. Most of us would rather use something which is convenient but privacy-eroding, than use a product that makes life less convenient for us. Like many kinds of human behaviour (smoking, eating fatty food, poor posture), if we cannot see an immediate harm from our actions, we tend to assume they aren't harming us. The combination of convenience and lack of apparent harm lulls us into privacy-eroding habits. ]]> 2019-10-22 15:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400915494 brian_zheng0426 https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400917968  There is no single set of rules, and no single definition of what data needs to be protected. Regulating at the technology level is generally unsuccessful – but regulating for behavior makes the law highly culturally-dependent, and harder to reconcile with other jurisdictions. The issue of user consent seems simple on the surface, but conceals deep technical and even behavioral complexity. Thus realistically, we cannot hope for a one-time legislative fix to the privacy problem: we should expect to have to engage in a continuous process of evaluation and adjustment. ]]> 2019-10-22 15:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/brian_zheng0426/slthtufaj43q/wish/400917968