Online Privacy, Your Fundamental RightThis is our second post in the blog. You’ll be learning about the importance of your online privacy which you were trading with corporate for their products and services. Read time: 2 Mins
First, it’s important to point out that services such as Google aren’t free. While it’s true that you do not pay with cash every month, you pay with something far more precious: your personal data. From your location history to health records, your browsing history to your search history, your payment history to the way you scroll through a website, your personal data makes up a complete digital profile that detects even your most secret wishes and your crushes . This profile can then be used to influence the way you think, perform and shop. There is no shortage of privacy scandals to help underline the real cost of an ad-based business model. From the hack of Yahoo that exposed the personal information, including the real names, dates of birth, and telephone numbers, of 3 billion users, to Cambridge Analytica’s collection of personal data from millions of Facebook users, the consequences of having this personal data collected and then exposed have been massive. We’ve even seen how it can be used to manipulate election results. The chase for profits generally comes at the expense of users, who have little or no say in how companies use their data. And while companies sell your data for several dollars per month per user, the loss of control over personal information, the imposition of government and corporate surveillance, and the erosion of the democratic process are the real hidden costs. Source: http://protonmail.com .-. .. –. …. – … Is privacy a right? Privacy is a qualified, fundamental human right. The right to privacy is articulated in all of the major international and regional human rights instruments, including: United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1948, Article 12: “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.” International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1966, Article 17: “1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his honour or reputation. 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.” The right to privacy is also included in:
For more information, read our article regarding the knowledge of Chennai’s people while using an online service. http://technology.eurekajournals.com/index.php/IJITIT/article/view/517
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