Obscurity: A Better Way to Think About Your Data Than 'Privacy'
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-17-2013
ISSN
0276-9077
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Co.
Language
en-US
Abstract
Facebook's announcement of its new Graph search tool on Tuesday set off yet another round of rapid-fire analysis about whether Facebook is properly handling its users' privacy. Unfortunately, most of the rapid-fire analysts haven't framed the story properly. Yes, Zuckerberg appears to be respecting our current privacy settings. And, yes, there just might be more stalking ahead. Neither framing device, however, is adequate. If we rely too much on them, we'll miss the core problem: the more accessible our Facebook information becomes, the less obscurity protects our interests.
Recommended Citation
Woodrow Hartzog & Evan Selinger,
Obscurity: A Better Way to Think About Your Data Than 'Privacy'
,
in
The Atlantic
(2013).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/shorter_works/204
Publisher URL
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/obscurity-a-better-way-to-think-about-your-data-than-privacy/267283/
