As the day is coming to an end, I just want to express how thankful I am to receive positive criticism about my blog thus far. When I initially decided to reinvent my brand, I did not think people would find such topics enjoyable. I literally want to reach people of all age groups and drop gems of knowledge in hopes of helping others to live a safer and more private life. It is truly a blessing to know the knowledge that I have acquired can be beneficial and useful in this generation. I hope to expand my blog into video content and collaborate with other organizations to grow larger and build a stronger platform.
On today's topic of ToBeSecured, I want to discuss the future of technology and whether the space of privacy will become more concerning or will no one care. What do you think the future of technology will be like as far as privacy policies, hackers, user information, collected data, and the ability to fight these issues?
As technologists, it is up to us to increase our knowledge, skills, and speed of solving problems in the world. How can we prepare for what's ahead? Truth be told, there's no specific answer to that question and being secured depends upon the user. Do people want data protection or are they fine with allowing companies to use and sell their information, hackers manipulating and destroying their life, and becoming products that can be advertised and exposed to the world. I refuse to give up my personal information, allowing strangers to track my every move, control my life, and be a threat to my future and others.
Should we get paid to sell our personal data? There's already an introduction of a hybrid of control and non-control where users have the option to allow companies to take control of their data (for convenience) or choose to control their own data/information. By putting another security layer in between applications and/or giving people complete control over their identity creates risk. We still don’t have answers for recovering lost identities.
Let's discuss government vs. company trust. When people think about the government and how they have access to our data, it's an automatic reaction of disgust and a way to broadcast to the world about the conversation of spying or invasion of privacy. On the other hand, people have become trustworthy and comfortable with companies such as Facebook (mainly), Instagram, and Twitter, where their information is stolen and shared. We've been conditioned to think that in terms of the government, things will end badly but private businesses will help to serve customers better and is good for everyone. We cringe at the thought of giving basic information to the government but provide data to Facebook like they're Channel 2 news, handing over social security numbers and banking information to any financial institution.
Regardless of what the future of data privacy may hold, there's no denying that the amount of data that we continue to produce, store and share online will only continue to grow. Let's all work to better our circumstances and change the locks of the world of technology.
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