Two hundred years ago, people could keep few, if any, secrets in their communities but were essentially anonymous a few towns away. Today, we scarcely know our neighbors, let alone their private affairs, but marketers halfway around the world can pull up credit reports and lifestyle preferences with a few keystrokes.
Index Terms:
privacy, monoculture, privacy expectations
Citation:
George Cybenko, "From the Editors: Privacy Is the Issue," IEEE Security and Privacy, vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 5-7, Nov. 2003, doi:10.1109/MSECP.2003.1253559 Usage of this product signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||