Privacy.

Online privacy is a pressing matter in today's world, and a matter that is more important than a lot of people will give it credit for. Unfortunately, our privacy today can be accessed much easier than it should be, whether that be by hackers, by companies, by our government, or by general information that's online whether told by you or not. It's something that 80% of people are concerned about, and almost 70% are saying they're more concerned than ever. It is something that will affect every person.

    

    In my life, it is something that does not affect me too much for the time being, however, with the professional path I am planning on taking it will be part of my everyday life. I have actually already been hacked before. My instagram account was hacked in 2022, which didn't bother me too much cause I have nothing online to hide, but could be detrimental later on. I plan on going into entertainment and more specifically the movie industry. It's a cutthroat industry that holds privacy to a level of privilege. With your face in the public eye, there is nothing that can be hidden. Especially with the level of growth that we've seen in social media and political correctness, there are people getting canceled left and right for old posts. Which is why people like Juan Enriquez emphasized

your online life is as permanent as a tattoo. 

Being born in the age of the internet means that I have been online for more than half of my life. I have spent my childhood learning and adapting to the internet along with my peers. It's something that we couldn't conceptualize would be the corner stone to the rest of our lives. Children being allowed on social media without realizing how many bad people are truly out there and just trying to find out information about anyone. 

As soon as you get online you will be subject to protecting your own privacy, which a lot of people do not think should be the case. In some cases, people think that the government should be protecting the children from social media at too young of an age. 

I would be someone who would agree with that because there are current restrictions that are for under 13 years old, but I still think that that may be too young. I think the children that are around that age right now are still not as understanding of how much power the internet holds. 

While many wish that the government would take the steps in protecting us, others validly argue about their liberties. While we live in this standstill we can still do things to protect ourselves including limiting data sharing, using encryption tools, and staying informed about what new technologies could be used against us, not only by hackers, but by our own governments and the apps we use.