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How to explain why privacy is important?

Journal by Gaaark

My daughter was telling me about an app that day-cares and schools use to send photos of kids to 'helicopter' and panic parents and I tried explaining why that was a security issue:

How do you explain to people who don't realise the problem that there IS a problem.

I've tried using the Jewish registration at the Nazi police stations (what, 1939ish?).
I've tried hacker data stealing.
Data collection of kids through adulthood.....

What is a good argument to use against "App! Facebook! Wow! If you don't do anything wrong you have nothing to worry about"?

Anyone got a good speal?

 

Reply to: good luck

    (Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday October 09 2018, @02:22AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday October 09 2018, @02:22AM (#746257) Homepage

    Just look at Facebook. Many people post the most mundane, the most trivial details of their daily life, seeking recognition and approval. They've lost all understanding, all desire for privacy. A lot of individuals never developed any sense of privacy. Everything is just out there, for all the world to see.

    I don't think there is any turning back. Those of us who aren't on Facebook posting our lives in detail seem to be suspect. "Runaway, I don't see you on Facebook!" "Yeah, well, I don't like being data mined by some freak I've never even met." "But, EVERYONE is on Facebook!"

    A couple years ago, there was a story about a company that demanded your Facebook login details when they hired you. Example here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/employer-demands-facebook-login-credentials-during-interview/ [zdnet.com]

    We regularly see border search stories, in which computer login details are demanded. Most devices probably save the login details, so once the Customs officer has your device, he can skim your social media account for - whatever.

    Privacy? No one seems to expect privacy these days, and they certainly don't demand it. On the contrary, they are busy filling out applications for convenience cards and apps that might save them a few cents each week. Every time I pull up to a gas pump, I'm offered a card that will give me a nickle or a dime off of every gallon, if I just let the gas company track me.

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