Our data is our digital identity – and we need to reclaim control
Director Cullen Hoback’s campaigning documentary Terms & Conditions May Apply is a call to digital arms. He explains why now is the time to reclaim control of our digital privacy.
What is the True Value of your Personal Data?
The idea of selling your personal data isn’t one that sits well with most people, yet. Nonetheless, most people are doing so whether they know it or not.
Information Consumerism: The Price of Hypocrisy
Even the best laws will not lead to a safer internet. We need a sharper picture of the information apocalypse that awaits us in a world where personal data is traded to avert the catastrophy.
Cookie Dough: The Big Business Of Tracking You Online
Ever wonder why certain ads seem to follow you across the Internet? It all goes back to a little data file sitting on your hard drive right now. The Zero Knowledge Privacy Foundation explains the sprawling industry that specializes in monitoring your online activity.
The Fine Print of Privacy
In the course of your digital life, you’ve likely clicked the “agree” button on countless privacy policies. The Zero Knowledge Privacy Foundation tells you what you need to know about these important documents.
Why Privacy Matters
Some say you should only be concerned about privacy if you have something to hide. The Zero Knowledge Privacy Foundation hired Newsbound to help explain why this is the wrong way to think about the issue.
Do you have a secret?
What would you do if the government asked you to hand over your computer?
Fight for the Future, defending our basic rights and freedoms
Fight for the Future is dedicated to protecting and expanding the Internet’s transformative power in our lives by creating civic campaigns that are engaging for millions of people.
Just Delete Me | A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services.
A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services and social networks. Find out how to delete your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn accounts and more social and web services.
Watch Dogs – Digital Shadow
A promotion for the game Watch Dogs which uses your Facebook data to guess your location, your income, and your passwords. It combs through your friends to identify which you interact with more than vice versa (“obsessions”), which interact more with you (“stalkers”), and which tag you a lot, spreading your personal information more widely (“liabilities”).
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