Why is Privacy Important?

The first is that privacy helps individuals maintain their autonomy and individuality. This talk describes 'Why Internet Privacy is so Important?' & 'Why it matters?'.

Transcript

1. Are you safe online?
3. Do you know you are being tracked every day?
4. Do you know you are being tracked every day? Every Hour
5. Do you know you are being tracked every day? Every Hour Every Minute
6. Do you know you are being tracked every day? Every Hour Every Minute Every Second
7. Do you know you are being tracked every day? Every Hour Every Minute Every Second
8. You are living this life everyday!
9. They Know
10. They Know Everything
11. What you watch
12. What you do online
13. What you download
14. Whom you chat with
15. What you like and what you hate
16. Inshort: They know everything about you
18. Lightbeam (see who’s tracking you) Lightbeam uses interactive visualizations to show you the first and third party sites you interact with on the Web. As you browse, Lightbeam reveals the full depth of the Web today, including parts that are not transparent to the average user.
20. Webkay (what browser knows about you) This is a demonstration of all the data your browser knows about you. All this data can be accessed by any website without asking you for any permission. http://webkay.robinlinus.com/
21. Dataselfie project (what facebook knows) Facebook collects a lot of your data, but you might never get to see what they really learn about you. Data Selfie aims to give you a glimpse by letting you analyze your own Facebook usage.
25. What to do now? Should I stop using the internet? Should I throw my mobile phone? Should I burn my laptop and computer? Should I go in Himalayas? Where no one can track me?
26. Use Firefox Focus Automatic ad blocking and tracking protection on an easy-to-use private browser. ... The full-featured version of Firefox with robust customization and privacy options ready to go for mobile and tablet.
27. Use Duckduckgo DuckDuckGo is the search engine that doesn't track you. We protect your search history from everyone – even us!
28. Use Privacy Badger Privacy Badger automatically blocks spying ads and invisible trackers as you browse. It's there to ensure that companies can't track your browsing without your consent. Privacy Badger sends the Do Not Track header with each request and evaluates the likelihood that you are still being tracked.
29. Tor Project Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world.
31. Panopticlick Panopticlick will analyze how well your browser and add-ons protect you against online tracking techniques. We’ll also see if your system is uniquely configured—and thus identifiable—even if you are using privacy-protective software.
32. Any questions?