Unlike the harmless footprints humans have made for centuries in the sand, humanity’s digital footprints will live longer than the bodies who made them. Even worse is the chilling fact that these digital footprints are being manipulated for nefarious purposes. This is a call for the tide to change so that once again what is private can stay private.
Alarmingly, 18 billion faces are stored in a database called face.com. No one knows what they are doing with this information, let alone who is buying it. Where is the oversight and protection of something as precious and unique as a human face? When anyone uses social networks or search engines, they are trading privacy for the sake of convenience. The freedom and trust that has been given to internet providers has been taken advantage of and sold a billion times over.
The surveillance and tracking of how private citizens interact, shop, game, press the “like” button, etc. is a massive abuse of power. This is in direct violation of civil liberties, including all six clauses of the First Amendment. Authorities are storing all kinds of information, without permission or regard for privacy. They are getting away with it because there is not enough knowledge of the problem in the general public. Also, the data is so valuable, those who sell it look the other way as they stuff their pockets. Look at what the “experts” in charge of social media are doing, not saying. Mark Zuckerberg spent millions to purchase a mansion in California. He then purchased the 4 mansions surrounding it, all so he could protect his “privacy.” He is not only concerned about the digital privacy, he is also aware of how much surveillance systems can invade his privacy.
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