Online Identity Management Workshop (HC)

Is the story being told fiction or non-fiction?

• Physical location
• Travel habits
• Activity levels
• At home behaviors
• Sleep patterns
• Reading habits
• Internet search habits
• Streaming/viewing habits
• Personal interests
• Shopping habits
• Values/beliefs
• Connections/contacts
• Trustworthiness/employability

(From the Penn State Berks Digital Privacy Workshop Series)

For example:

• Google ad personalization

“Ads are based on personal info you've added to your Google Account, data from advertisers that partner with Google, and Google's estimation of your interests.”

• Facebook ad personalization

For example:
 

• Posting vacation pics on Facebook
   
• Google Maps and other apps ask your location
   
• Covid-19 tracing

For example:

Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates

For example:

Genetic Genealogy Company GEDmatch Acquired by Company With Ties to FBI & Law Enforcement—Why You Should Be Worried

Do the positives outweigh the negative impact of losing privacy?