1. D O E S P R I VA C Y
S T I L L E X I S T I N
T H E D I G I TA L
A G E ?
2. 3 2 M I L L I O N C A N A D I A N S H AV E A C C E S S T O
I N T E R N E T A N D 8 6 % O F C A N A D I A N S U S E M O B I L E
P H O N E S ( 1 )
3. B Y T H E E N D O F T H E D E C A D E
T H E R E C O U L D B E U P T O 5 0
B I L L I O N T H I N G S W I T H W E B
C O N N E C T I O N S I N C L U D I N G
C O N S U M E R G E A R , C A R S ,
F R I D G E S , A N D T E L E V I S I O N S ( 2 )
4. S M A RT C A R S A R E A B L E T O R E A D T E X T S A N D
E M A I L S T O D R I V E R S O N T H E M O V E , S M A RT
M E D I C A L D E V I C E S A L L O W D O C T O R S T O
M O N I T O R PAT I E N T S F R O M A FA R ( 2 )
5. T H E I N T E R N E T O F T H I N G S
R E V O LV E S A R O U N D
I N C R E A S E D M A C H I N E - T O -
M A C H I N E C O M M U N I C AT I O N ;
I T ’ S B U I LT O N C L O U D
C O M P U T I N G A N D
N E T W O R K S O F D ATA -
G AT H E R I N G S E N S O R S ( 3 )
6. D O Z E N S O F S M A RT P H O N E A P P S C O L L E C T S O M U C H
L O C AT I O N D ATA T H AT T H E I R P U B L I S H E R S C A N P L O T
U S E R S ' C O M I N G S A N D G O I N G S I N D E TA I L ( 4 )
7. D E S P I T E T H E S E W I D E S P R E A D W O R R I E S A B O U T
I N F O R M AT I O N L E A K S , F E W U S E R S TA K E A C T I O N S
T H AT W O U L D P L U G T H E M , S U C H A S
D O W N L O A D I N G P R I VA C Y S O F T WA R E O R
A D J U S T I N G T H E I R D E V I C E ' S S E T T I N G S ( 4 )
8. A P P S L I K E FA C E B O O K A S K F O R Y O U R P E R M I S S I O N
T O L O O K I N T O Y O U R P R I VAT E D E TA I L S A N D T H E N
U S E T H I S I N F O R M AT I O N T O C R E AT E
P E R S O N A L I Z E D R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S ( 5 )
9. H O W D O W E B E S T L I V E O U R L I V E S I N A W O R L D
W H E R E T H E I N T E R N E T R E C O R D S E V E RY T H I N G
A N D F O R G E T S N O T H I N G ? ( 6 )
10. W E ’ V E K N O W N F O R Y E A R S T H AT T H E W E B A L L O W S F O R
U N P R E C E D E N T E D V O Y E U R I S M , E X H I B I T I O N I S M A N D I N A D V E RT E N T
I N D I S C R E T I O N , B U T W E A R E O N LY B E G I N N I N G T O U N D E R S TA N D T H E
C O S T S O F A N A G E I N W H I C H S O M U C H O F W H AT W E S AY, A N D O F
W H AT O T H E R S S AY A B O U T U S , G O E S I N T O O U R P E R M A N E N T — A N D
P U B L I C — D I G I TA L F I L E S ( 6 )
11. B U T T H E T R U T H I S T H AT F O R A G R E AT M A N Y P E O P L E , T H E P E R M A N E N T
M E M O RY B A N K O F T H E W E B I N C R E A S I N G LY M E A N S T H E R E A R E N O
S E C O N D C H A N C E S — N O O P P O RT U N I T I E S T O E S C A P E A S C A R L E T
L E T T E R I N Y O U R D I G I TA L PA S T. N O W T H E W O R S T T H I N G Y O U ’ V E D O N E
I S O F T E N T H E F I R S T T H I N G E V E RY O N E K N O W S A B O U T Y O U ( 6 )
12. Y O U ’ R E B E I N G WAT C H E D , L I S T E N E D T O A N D
M O N I T O R E D T H R O U G H Y O U R C O M P U T E R , P H O N E A N D
E V E N T V. A N D I T D O E S N ’ T S T O P T H E R E . Y O U ’ R E B E I N G
T O L D W H AT T O E AT A N D W H AT T O B U Y. W H E T H E R Y O U
K N O W I T O R N O T, B I G B R O T H E R I S WAT C H I N G ( 7 )
13. E V E RY O N E ’ S C O M I N G S A N D
G O I N G S O N S T R E E T S A N D I N
P U B L I C P L A C E S A R E R O U T I N E LY
V I D E O TA P E D ( 8 )
14. D O Y O U E V E R F E E L T H AT Y O U H AV E
L O S T C O N T R O L O V E R T H E M O S T
I M P O RTA N T D E TA I L S O F Y O U R L I F E
A N D T H AT R E A L I N D E P E N D E N C E I S
N O L O N G E R P O S S I B L E ? ( 8 )
15. T H E C O L L E C T I O N O F
P E R S O N A L I N F O R M AT I O N
H A S B E C O M E S O
U B I Q U I T O U S T H AT E V E N
S TA U N C H P R I VA C Y
A D V O C AT E S N O W S AY
I T ' S I M P O S S I B L E T O
B U I L D A P R O T E C T I V E
WA L L A R O U N D Y O U R A L L
P E R S O N A L D ATA ( 9 )
16. L AW E N F O R C E M E N T
T R A C K I N G O F
C E L L P H O N E S H A S
B E C O M E A P O W E R F U L
A N D W I D E LY U S E D
S U R V E I L L A N C E T O O L
F O R L O C A L P O L I C E
O F F I C I A L S , W I T H
H U N D R E D S O F
D E PA RT M E N T S , L A R G E
A N D S M A L L , O F T E N
U S I N G I T
A G G R E S S I V E LY W I T H
L I T T L E O R N O C O U RT
O V E R S I G H T ( 1 0 )
17. A N E W S O C I A L M O V E M E N T H A S E M E R G E D
W O R K I N G T O WA R D T H E I D E A O F C O N S E N T
A N D M O D E R AT I O N ( 1 1 )
18. T H E R E I S A B E L I E F T H AT
S U R V E I L L A N C E I S
P E R M I S S I B L E O N LY
W I T H T H E A P P R O VA L O F
T H E S U R V E I L L E D A N D A
S Y S T E M O F
A C C O U N TA B I L I T Y F O R
T H O S E T R A C K I N G ( 1 1 )
19. I T ’ S E A S Y
T O F E E L
T R A P P E D B Y
T H E L A C K
O F P R I VA C Y
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