You Should Be Freaking Out About Privacy

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/opinion/privacy-surveillance-video.html

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The surveillance state is the stuff of dystopian novels and futuristic thrillers. Or, as revealed in the Video Op-Ed above, it’s here now. With ad trackers on our phones, facial recognition cameras on our streets and N.S.A. agents listening in on our phone calls, Big Brother is watching.

Throughout 2019, The New York Times Opinion department’s Privacy Project has been trying to make the conversation about privacy a little less boring, a little less complicated and a lot more real.

We keep hearing, “I’ve got nothing to hide” or “I can’t actually do anything about it.” But when the government fails to protect your privacy, it’s up to you to set your limits.

It’s time to decide: Are you really O.K. with being watched?

Adam Westbrook is a video producer with Opinion Video.

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