Talking Points: Internet Privacy

IS INTERNET PRIVACY EVEN POSSIBLE?

Ian Sherr, Editor at Large for CNET News, a division of CBS.

As we’ve long suspected, the internet has made privacy a thing of the past. Companies like Google and Facebook create profiles of everything from our shopping habits to our voting preferences. After a series of high-profile privacy breaches, however, efforts are finally underway to reform the industry. Ian Sherr will discuss what changes are being made, as well as ways we, as individuals, may be able to stay under the Big Brother radar.

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