#DigitalPrivacy advocates for protecting personal data from corporate and government surveillance.
Edward Snowden (June 2013): NSA mass surveillance revelations sparked global #DigitalPrivacy movement. PRISM program accessed data from tech giants.
Cambridge Analytica (March 2018): Facebook data of 87 million users harvested for political targeting. #DeleteFacebook trended; Zuckerberg testified to Congress.
GDPR (May 2018): EU’s General Data Protection Regulation set global gold standard for data rights (consent, portability, right to be forgotten).
Apple vs. FBI (2016): Apple refused to unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, defending encryption. Privacy advocates rallied behind #AppleVsFBI.
COVID-19 contact tracing (2020): Debates over privacy vs. public health as governments deployed tracking apps.
Key demands:
- End to warrantless surveillance
- User control over personal data
- Encryption as default
- Breaking up Big Tech monopolies
Organizations like EFF, Privacy International, and ACLU use #DigitalPrivacy to organize against facial recognition, data brokers, and invasive tech.
Sources:
- Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy
- Privacy International: http://web.archive.org/web/20260222231545/https://privacyinternational.org/
- GDPR info: https://gdpr.eu/