Why online security and privacy are relevant for 2021 / Reflection on digital revolution post-pandemic

Our lives went completely online during the Covid-19 pandemic, exposing a reality many of us were not completely aware of yet: our dependency on the internet for everything in our lives, from working to buying food; and the relevance of online security and privacy in 2021, amidst the post-pandemic digital revolution.

  • Explaining the eco-system of data-driven economy 
  • Introducing very basic points about political and ideological aspects of data-driven society (anarcho-capitalism, cyber utopia, cyborg and trans humanism approaches)?

Instead of using digital ways, try to reach out in person

Concepts to expand on:

  • information society
  • surveillance society
  • surveillance state
  • surveillance capitalism
  • Sharing personal data in exchange for free service → datafication