LibGuides: Privacy: In the U.S.

What is Privacy?

Privacy is "freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, secret surveillance, or unauthorized disclosure of one’s personal data or information, as by a government, corporation, or individual." - Dictionary.com

Why Should You Care?

TED: Why online privacy matters and how to protect yours
Privacy concerns addressed in an easy-to-understand interview. (Video at bottom of interview.)
What Your Data Reveals About You
A playlist of videos from TED.
Why Privacy?
From Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
Identity Theft
From USA.gov
DuckDuckGo Privacy
Learn more about search leakage and search history and how safe browsers, like DuckDuckGo, increase your privacy.
Pew Research Center: Online Privacy and Safety
Browse data and reports from the Pew Research Center on online privacy.

Protecting Your Privacy

Protecting Your Privacy
Recommendations from USA.gov.
Privacy, Identity, and Online Security
Tips from the Federal Trade Commission.
Privacy Guide
While this guide is geared toward residents in Washington, the tips can be applicable to all. From the Office of Privacy and Data Protection in WA.

For more Internet safety tips, see our Cybersecurity guide!

Privacy

What is Privacy?

Why Should You Care?

Protecting Your Privacy

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