Liken digital privacy to physical

It’s notoriously difficult to grasp what’s at stake in digital privacy. Most Americans have no concept of the ways they’re being monitored and monetized unless it impedes on their freedom.

One way I’ve made sense of the loss is to liken the actions of online companies to a physical model. How would I feel if a stranger followed me everywhere I went, taking notes of my position at every stop and publishing the results for his friends to review?

It’s been on my backlog for a while to do a synopsis of this paper on privacy. It’s the best model I’ve seen to understand what’s at stake and how to communicate it. privacy paper