- Question
Should we abandon online privacy?
An infringement on our privacy is ubiquitous to the modern internet era. The media paints the image that all of our online activities, from mindless internet browsing to banking information, is being monitored by hackers, corporations and even governments. However, there may still be ways, and things society can do, to maintain anonymity. Is online privacy a lost cause which should be abandoned altogether? Or can we still retain it?
No, we should not abandon online privacy
Everybody needs to have the right to privacy. Just as people should have their private information protected in the real world, they should also have it protected on the internet.
Yes, we should abandon online privacy.
This position holds that we should abandon online privacy. It argues that privacy is an outdated concept ill-suited to a connected world — that people are largely oblivious to it and so much has already been surrendered — and that we should instead embrace the benefits of transparency.