Constantly amazed

I am constantly amazed at how much information can be gleaned from even the most trivial things, and how very INTRUSIVE our technology really is. All of the "smart TV's", Alexa, Siri, Google, FaceBook, etc., are gathering information about us, all under the guise of "providing information".

I truly believe that the only way to be completely private any more is to have no online presence, no social media, no technology, NOTHING.

Big brother IS watching. Other people DO hear and see EVERYTHING that is said, posted, shared, liked, hated, etc.  There is NO SUCH THING as "online privacy".

Maybe if kids can start to realize that technology is so advanced now that NOTHING they say or do online is private, that might start to make an impact. MAYBE.  Of course, to be effective, those online words, actions, etc., need to have a real-life consequence - and that idea in itself is terrifying....

I agree. It was disconcerting to hear on the news this past year about how Alexa was able to 'listen' to a household when it wasn't being used by the family. The only way to stop it was to unplug it. I have recently read on-line that as a security precaution it was suggested computers not in use be unplugged from the outlet as just shutting down the device wasn't sufficient to stop a hacker from accessing.

No social presence might provide some privacy;however, others phones & constantly snapping photos, uploading & tagging it's probable there is something on social media about an individual, even if they choose to not have a SM account. Then watching the video about not having a SM account being a identity risk was interesting to learn.

MAYBE students will get the idea. I wonder what kind of experience it will take for them to learn this.