Why Care About Internet Privacy?

Whenever you browse the Internet, websites are collecting information about you and using it to fuel their businesses. They use your information to display relevant ads, to sell you products you might be interested in, and more.
If you're okay with companies collecting your information, that's fine. If you're not, there are steps you can take to lessen the risk.
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[@InDstructR]

Meanwhile Google knows everyone who has watched this video...

[@epipheo]

Websites are collecting information about you and using it to fuel their businesses. Should you care about your Internet privacy? #internetprivacy #privacy #internetmarketing #lifehacker

[@robelicit]

keep up the gr8 work ;-)

[@MariaM11]

No they won't own your photos and no they can't publicate your image without your consent which in this case cannot be given through accepting terms and services.

[@ElianaGigena]

Epipheo, why are there no more new videos of yours anymore? I miss you guys!

[@thegodfatheram]

Why you dont reply anymore i miss you

[@skabelpunk]

Again a great video. So clear.

[@-meme063]

That's good about internet privacy ! I will using this video for my presentation ^^ Thank you ! ^^

[@Galaxia53]

I had two browser extensions that blocked trackers yet they still were capable of tracking me, I know this because I received spam mail that was in a way related to what I looked for prior. Either there were still trackers in place or they weren't actually trackers but rather my behavior was sold regardless of me rejecting privacy policies. You can click reject all before entering youtube but I don't think that does much. I know because of the tracker blockers that when entering a site and am presented with the privacy policy that before you even click something like "accept" the trackers are already active and when you click "reject" nothing changes, the trackers are there. And even if you pay for a product I don't believe that you won't still be the product, they'll still harvest everything they can. There is no law that says you can gather and sell all of the users information unless they paid for your product.

[@AntonioKowatsch]

Erratum: Alan was wrong about Ghostery. It was revealed that Ghostery actively tracks their users web activity and sells this data to third party ad agencies. So I wouldn't recommend using it. Ublok origin is way better and doesn't spy on you.

[@IchOdaNich]

Main difference is that uBlock and Disconnected are Open Source so if they'd log your activity you'd know. Also you can add the Disconnected List against tracker in uBlock.

[@chocolatechick729]

this was a very good video! keep it up...hehehe love how she has a big ol smile at the end

[@sabrec100]

Yup, RIP epipheo.. One of the best channels

[@McDoodle44]

Nice vid, though its way too short to cover this complex topic the way it should be. Anyway - good work, guys. (Hello NSA)

[@ErfolgimInternet]

Hey, can i translate this video to german? I will naturally link to you in the video description;)

[@dirkbastardrelief]

You didn't say why I should care if someone makes money from my internet activity.

[@WilfredGodfrey]

mobile phone data is still picked up and stored by PRISM, as are land line calls, credit card and bank transactions, email, and everything else. And to all of the people talking about using browser plug-in security, Snowdon has said that none of that will help. They are able to plant a bug in your devices that will identify your internet connection.

[@ElianaGigena]

you know why they stopped posting videos?

[@hudtomainframe]

Can you do a video on Social Security I know as much as the average american, meaning...not much and I'm in need of an epiphany on the matter ;)

[@tamfries]

Whats the extension called?

[@catbugg]

For Chrome I recommend getting Adblock Plus and Ghostery combo. :)

[@YogyaHariPrakashBurra]

The field of big data!

[@ghadermokhtabady2787]

In the Utopia ecosystem, you can safely view the information you are interested in and not worry about your data being reflected anywhere.

[@PinkYellowGreen2023]

I need privacy. Its essential and necessary for me to grow!

[@JoostterLaak]

Lol I was unsubscribed but cmon guys make more of that good stuff

[@MrWassup45]

you had me until "harmless online space" people need to realize that things we do on the internet have serious consequences.

[@Radi0he4d1]

ABP, Ghostery and Don't Track me Google are the way to go.

[@FireWallthefts]

No one has privacy on the internet world

[@VarunRevamped]

Haha. That blowed me up......with laughter

[@minecraftserversme]

Your privacy is our priority! #eTunnelVPN

[@candacereina7817]

perfect explanation

[@ThusIsBrad]

And these ad extensions that protect your privacy are... free?

[@ClockworkRBLX]

Most of them are set up by nonprofits

[@shirinmokhtabady8535]

Go to the ecosystem Utopia. It is independet of external influences.

[@LeeLaunches]

I hope not? really?

[@linkjee]

I'm using DoNotTrackMe, facebook&google track you on a lot of sites

[@anindyaambuj]

Honestly you didn't answer the question well. If someone gets rich because he knows what underwear I wear, I am not jealous enough to say, "oh you will use that info and get rich" and then not give that info. I don't like the idea that i be punished for my past mistakes that were not mistakes then. That's why I care about privacy.

[@PinkYellowGreen2023]

❤️❤️❤️

[@morningsun234]

Hey

[@ZillaMab]

YOUR government can do the same thing. Not to mention companies as well.

[@WilfredGodfrey]

riiiight

[@jasmeenfayez]

God, some people just value their privacy ! Calm down guys !

[@Arachnoscribe]

Capitalizing on everything possible is what makes our economic world go around... If someone can make a profit by selling your electronic footprints, they will. It's not about fairness... Fairness was never relevant, but the illusion of conscience is also profitable. You can sign petitions, push for more laws, follow a leader humming a pleasant tune or spend your life banging your head against human nature-- nothing will truly change. (Has anything really changed since Aristophanes wrote his first satire? Did nuking 2 Japanese cities alter our desire to kill one another?) Yes, I ramble and make no apologies for it... After all, who cares?

[@DOMIPS]

I won't really care even if they did that.

[@venn5510]

Do you have anything on sleep??

[@joosepjagomagi2536]

I'll take it then that if this video didn't scare me preach of privacy is not a problem for me

[@ickaruus4909]

but there is no real argument here. The companies make money off your data. So what? why should I care about that?

[@MultiInko]

Well I don't care at all

[@UndeadKIRA]

like i care if my internet information goes to the government, i only contact al qaeda via mobile phone

[@user-cg7vk5id4]

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[@tony8tacos]

If you're not paying for pizza then you are pizza? :)

[@bruhmoment2312]

Man world was simpler back then ey?

[@bruhmoment2312]

Today everything about you is sold not just the things you clicked on

[@ccordyceps]

@@bruhmoment2312 not only that, but most of the actions tracked on the internet is also used to bolster AI, and algorithms that will be used to fk you harder in the future. 💀

[@Galaxia53]

Before the internet you'd be right but right now and even ten years ago people are getting screwed and either don't know or don't care. Being aware of how almost everything is rigged gets me depressed

[@ccordyceps]

@@Galaxia53 nah knowing this sorta stuff should be empowering, not depressing.

[@bruhmoment2312]

@@Galaxia53 well yeah i meant the beginnings of the internet and before it was widely used

[@UndeadKIRA]

it was a joke also, im not hiding anything, so why would i care

[@sabrec100]

Is epipheo dead or somthing

[@sohigh10]

Indeed. As long as the internet stays online and the back alley practices out of my sight, I have nothing to worry about. I'm sure companies aren't very eager to know everything about a 16 year old teenager's KZbin viewing habits and the series he watches on Netflix.. That's relevant to ads, but hardly for anything else

[@spodreman7732]

Epiheo stopped posting because she’s worried about her internet privacy

[@LuckyCoinFrog]

Most people may say that they are fine with this. I can't be ok with it because I'm a photographer at work and home. If I use a site to hold personal photos or client ones that " information" could be taken by that company and used for advertisements without my consent. One day I could wake up and find my work being used to make thousands of dollars or promote some thing I hate. Images aside did you know your personal stories could be used in the same way?

[@tinadee2242]

Oh yea SUBSCRIBE

[@landdcollection]

What I don't understand is why collecting information is so bad in the first place. Other than for owning rights to your pictures, the fact that websites know things about me doesn't worry me at all. Can someone please explain what potential extreme hazard this could bring?

[@user-pq8gg2mk7z]

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[@N0x1k]

Exactly...why should I be so worried that some ad company will know what I like and show me advertisement that could potentially interest me?? What's so wrong about that? Yes, Facebook can use my drunk photo I posted there for commercial uses, BUT the moment they would start doing that nobody would use them anymore...AND if I would be worried it could happen I would just stop posting my drunk photos there...

[@tinadee2242]

Privacy is a joke. A anytime all your info can be taken by the police. I say live and enjoy your life and don't stress about privacy. Quit your job, work from home. Travel

[@halftab]

Foss.

[@WilfredGodfrey]

If you really want to know, you could start by reading this comment on reddit. It's written by a guy who lived in an Arab Spring country. [reddit.com]/r/changemyview/co­mments/1fv4r6/i_believe_the_go­vernment_should_be_allowed_to/­caeb3pl

[@Pearcey80]

80th

[@UndeadKIRA]

i dont feel like any of those problems would ever effect me or any other law obeying citizens in my or any other 1st world country

[@DOMIPS]

I don't give a shit, I don't live in the USA.

[@ClockworkRBLX]

If you're even commenting here then you're affected

[@WilfredGodfrey]

This video hardly touches on the issue. It has hardly anything to do with advertising companies taking information, and everything about tyrannical rulership. Read this comment written by a man from an Arab Spring country. [reddit.com]/r/changemyview/comments/1fv4r6/i_believe_the_government_should_be_allowed_to/caeb3pl

[@bratislavbojic]

Ughh of course they know everything about me. I am kinda scared just thinking about it. I've found something that seemed interesting and like potential game-changer: suntoken.io

[@r4yD4r]

I'm going to play devil's advocate. I WANT companies to know what I'm watching, hopefully leading them to an up and coming artist, or showing trends in games I like, or react to instant criticizism consumers have to their products. What I DON'T like is when these companies then turn around and freely hand over this information to the Government, where they can incriminate people for doing things in a harmless online space.

[@DeadlyLegion]

That was quite uninformative, simplistic and prejudice.

[@GodbornNoven]

why is digital privacy such an important thing? i firmly believe the government should have access to all digital information, as long as that information isn't sold to third parties

[@arcwand]

Here's a Ted Talk going a bit more into why privacy matters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppS2naKtds2pi80 At the end of the day, though, even if you think the government should know everything about you, most people do not share this opinion.

[@ccordyceps]

it's *_not_* just the government, wake tf up kid. if you are comfortable with the gov't accessing your data, then you are indirectly claiming that you are *_also_* comfortable with: hackers accessing your data, 3rd party companies accessing your data, and also trash AI/algorithms used to screw you over since companies are trying to automate everything the last thing you'd want is to live in some world where there is no actual customer service in favor of algorithmic 'support'

[@011azr]

So what? I don't care. What's the point of collecting information about a random teenager whining on facebook. I know that they may use it for 'teenage behavior knowledge' or something, but I don't think it's a bad thing... or even that's a good thing if you can participate to make a new knowledge for better world. It doesn't hurt anybody, it's not really that privacy and I think most people with common sense has already know which stuff they can share and where to share it on the internet.

[@alvin3171997]

Yeah....u didn't do anything wrong, can I have your password? :)

[@AneesKhan-in3zy]

Your facebook password please as u don't care about your privacy....

[@wignersilva7575]

Now you are a elder

[@Galaxia53]

It's a hard concept to grasp. But a way to think about it that may help is imagine someone you know, or is close to you know everything you have ever done on the internet and whether you'd be okay if they knew that. And for other things like passwords, ID card information and private messages if you'd trust random Joe with that information.

[@Louisrael]

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