One TEDTalk that really stood out to me was by Catherine Crump. In her video she talks about how while we think we are safe and have a privacy even when we step outside, we truly don't. Police have cameras, license plate trackers, cellphone and Ip address trackers as well all around us, watching our every move. She mentions how one of her friends asked for all his information that his local police department had on him, they had pictures of his car and his kids, images of him going home or going to work. This is so frightening to hear. She also pointed out that it is not only police but our government as well. We all have a file some where in the government with all this information about us, what you look like, what kind of car do you have, where you live, where you work, pictures of your friends, places you have been in your town, just your normal day to day routine. They even have license plate trackers on police cars tracking people who is attending mosques.
I feel that this is such a violation of my privacy. Why do they need to know what my car looks like if I haven't run a red light, or robbed a bank? I haven't done anything wrong but they have this information just incase? Just incase is not an excuse to violate my privacy. I love that Crump not only informs her viewers of what is happening all over the world but also informs her viewers how we can make a difference. She says it all starts with your city council. From there they can pass on laws to the police department to wipe all unnecessary data on regular people. This is so much more comforting knowing that there is change that can be made to this. I like using a VPN in order to hide my IP address from websites selling my personal information and tracking me and my interests. It is little things like this that can lead to big change we just need to know what steps to take to keep our information secure and our personal lives private.
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