

According to Wikipedia, a collection of 2.7 billion identity records were posted on the web for sale in 2019 alone, of which 774 million were unique email addresses and 21 million were unique passwords.Įven worse, it sometimes feels that you’re stuck in a perpetual catch-22 – either you like the convenience offered by these sites, or you value your privacy. Data breaches and inappropriate data sharing have also become common. These days, technology giants like Google and Facebook track and store data about us to enable advertisers to target us with ads efficiently. But as our lives become increasingly digital, maintaining personal privacy has become more complicated and deserving of more time and thought than earlier. Before the age of technology, it was relatively easier to lead a life private.
