Privacy is a fallacy in this day and age, unless an individual cuts ties from the modern world and goes completely off the grid, living in a cabin on a mountain somewhere. Being a recluse is not the lifestyle most individuals would choose. So now we have to deal with all of our information being tracked, stored, and used for or against us. As upsetting as this might be to the average citizen, I find it incredibly beneficial. Having a Global Community that doesn’t sit idly by and actually interact with each other. Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying, “Three people can keep a secret is if two of them are dead.” That is a dark commentary on the nature of human beings. Now that it is relatively impossible for secrets to stay that way, I think it opens the world to the ability to be more honest and act with more integrity. Human beings will always act as they have, but now with this over sharing society we can easily decide whom we would associate with.
In regards to the Wall Street Journal article, our personal information and internet activity being sold and used for marketing purposes seems to be on the intrusive side. Using cookies and other technological means to track our every move can sound insidious and to invade on privacies. I’m sure the Average Joe doesn’t want his porn searches to be in some sort of database that will outlive his existence, but that information is stored and will live on once he has passed. It is one thing to willingly disclose information, but to unknowingly have personal data be collected to better sell something to me is annoying. I’m sure in the market place, having the right information for mass amounts of people can be invaluable. However, I feel my privacy is worth more than a tenth of a penny…It has got to be at least a quarter of a dollar. Though thoughts are sold for a penny, but then someone has to give two cents in return. Someone is doubling their investment and I can appreciate that sort of business model.
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