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will privacy ever stop dyingby Daniel J. Solove

“Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”
— Privacy

I am growing weary of hearing news of the end of privacy or the death of privacy. Like news of the apocalypse, it seems as though declarations of the looming end of privacy are endless.

It is time that something indeed ends, and I hope that it is titles of articles, news stories, or books that herald the demise of privacy.

Here are some examples about the death or end of privacy throughout the years:

2015

2015 1

2014

2014 1

2013

2013 2

privacy is dead

2012

2012

2000

2000

1999

1999

1997

1997

1995

1995

1993

1993

1970

1970

1969

1969

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This post was authored by Professor Daniel J. Solove, who through TeachPrivacy develops computer-based privacy training, data security training, HIPAA training, and many other forms of awareness training on privacy and security topics.  This post was originally posted on his blog at LinkedIn, where Solove is a “LinkedIn Influencer.” His blog has more than 890,000 followers.

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