On Privacy & Freedom

I was born and raised in the United States of America by a family who's been here so long that we're definitely not considered immigrants anymore (though my ancestry is largely European).

I will be among the first to admit that my country has problems, but I know there are many worse places. That's not to give us a pass on figuring our crap out, but more a pause to count my blessings and recognize my privilege. Relatively speaking, I was born into a position of immense wealth, safety, and freedom.

But my country - along with many others around the world - is at risk of losing many of the things that make us great. There are social, economic, cultural, and resource challenges facing nations around the globe. Some are serious, some are imaginary. But this is a privacy blog, so that's the issue I'm going to focus on.

It would be silly for me to claim that privacy is the most important of these issues, because all of these issues are intersectional and critical. But privacy is certainly an important issue, and unfortunately it's frequently downplayed or overlooked in this regard.

So this week - no matter where you are - let's take a moment to appreciate the intersection of privacy and freedom and remember why it's important to keep fighting for it.