Digital Rights

  If you walk down the street and ask if a person has a full right to privacy, most would say that they do. These people would be correct about their physical security. However, when our rights were created, we were in a non-digital age. When it comes to digital rights, it gets a lot more complicated. There is no clear explanation of our rights when it comes to digital access (Gondwe, 2023). It is widely known that everything that is done online leaves a digital footprint. This digital footprint has been hacked or illegally accessed throughout the past few decades. It's scary to know that anything you do or say on a digital device could be stored somewhere and accessed by anyone you don't want to know your information.

The current law, as written, allows the general public to dictate what is perceived as the digital rights to privacy for individuals. The problem is that many people don’t understand that their perceptions of their digital rights to privacy are incorrect (Calzada et al., 2021). When there is a general misconception of a particular concept or idea, it is hard to counteract the problem itself. Until more individuals understand that their understanding of the law isn’t correct, it will be hard to overcome the current issue (Calzada et al., 2021). Many people don’t see the negative effects of these issues because they aren’t directly affected by them. However, it is that exact reason that makes it difficult to protect the rights that people believe they have. So, as a community, it is our job to ensure that we are protected, both physically and digitally.


Reference:

Calzada, I., Pérez-Batlle, M., & Batlle-Montserrat, J. (2021). People-centered smart cities: An exploratory action research on the cities’ coalition for digital rights. Journal of Urban Affairs, 45(9), 1537–1562. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2021.1994861 

Gondwe, G. (2023). Digital footprints in non-digital environments: How publicly displayed information invades the right to privacy. First Monday. https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v28i9.12837 



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