TRIAC of Privacy and the Internet

As our dependance on the Internet has grown, we have encountered a lack of privacy some have found alarming. When a whistleblower named Edward Snowden leaked documents including the United States’ government monitoring citizens of interest, the resulting upheaval broke the blissful ignorance many of us had regarding our privacy. Among the largest concern is the use of Big Data, extremely large data sets analyzed in order to develop potential patterns or trends. Generally, this is something used by companies trying to tailor ads to our desires. And while this can sometimes result in you finding that thing that you didn’t even realize you needed until you saw an ad for it, it also can be exploited by those seeking more than just your business. Such examples include the massive breaches of privacy that happened to Target in late 2013, where a sophisticated hacking campaign left tens of millions of their customers with their information in hackers’ hands.