Argumentative Essay On Online Privacy

Is privacy still important in today’s digital age? Do you feel like every time you get in front of your computer someone is looking over your shoulder? Is our privacy ever private in the world of cyberspace? It seems like when you type a word in the search engine it already suggest what you are looking for, the websites and search engines seemed tailored to what you like to read, post and shop for when you go online. Privacy is dead and the Internet contains all the important information that can be easily hacked or stolen, nothing that you put online nowadays is safe anymore. According to Weeks (2012), “There are so many relentless assaults coming at all angles — from closed-circuit cameras to GPS trackers to online cookies to spammers, hackers, …show more content…
There were robberies made just because of a single Facebook post that says they going out in town for few days and all their information including the address is on their Facebook page. Its not a smart thing to do but it seems like we have to think about anything we put online because someone is always watching. According to Sullivan, “Giving away privacy has been compared to giving a company a blank check”. He also stated, “You don 't know how they 're going to fill it in, or what 's going to happen when it comes back to you”. Our privacy is still important but we tend to care more about the Internet evading our privacy just because we cannot keep up with the latest post on Facebook, the viral videos on Youtube and where our favorite stars are eating. It doesn’t make sense giving up your whole life for the sake of the Internet, but people really seems not to care anymore. We are on the digital age and not going with the technology trend will leave you behind, but if it compromises your own privacy it is not worth