The Data and Privacy Conundrum During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Big Data, Privacy, and Surveillance Capitalism
We currently find ourselves in a time in which we have witnessed a deep change in the way people communicate, work and relate with the world. In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, many people have to blend their professional lives with their personal lives, bringing their work home. Companies have built and developed systems to further improve the computer mediation of their normal operations, universities and other higher education institutions have found (and are still trying to find) new ways to provide classes to their students, and governments are still scrambling to find ways to put their school systems and other essential operations online.
We have been going through a major shift in the way people live. With more people using the internet every day since many find their lives being increasingly mediated through an internet connection. This gives rise to the issue of data privacy. There are concerns about web conferencing software and how secure it really is, there is more data being made available online, and there are many other dynamics at play that may only be identifiable in hindsight. These are times that demand an increased media awareness and literacy that many people may not possess. Discussions about big data and data…
