Proof That People Care About Privacy

One of my favorite sources for news on the internet is Hacker News ( news.ycombinator.com). I check it regularly to see what the “techie” community thinks are the most important news stories and topics of the day.

Today when I checked it I noticed how many of the top stories had to do with privacy. Four of the top five stories were about privacy issues with some of the largest tech companies.

Companies Invading Consumer Privacy Is Old News

There has been news about companies using the internet to collect large amounts of user data for over a decade. There are entire online communities dedicated to privacy (like reddit.com/r/privacy), which have seen continued growth over the past few years. These people have moved away from Google and Facebook to privacy-focused alternatives.

Data breaches and privacy issues have flooded the news for long enough that it’s no longer surprising when new stories come out. It’s an unfortunate reality that consumers expect that the tools they use will fail to respect their privacy.

Why Does Big Tech Keep Ignoring Privacy Laws?

There are stories seemingly every week about Facebook, Google, Amazon and other giant companies like these dropping the ball when it comes to…