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The History of Privacy
The above document highlights some of the stages that we in North America during the listed years, and much of the rest of the world have experienced. Some examples are:
1890 First Kodak snapshot camera invented
1900 Fingerprints identified as unique and distinguishable
1907 First dictograph (bugging device) invented
1936 Social security numbers created in the U.S. as part of life-long piece of personal identity
1948 Sexual behavior in the Human Male by A. Kinsey published, the first open discussions about individuals’ sexuality
1950s The cold war and trust in government prompts increased surveillance of citizens
1964 SIN numbers distributed in Canada to record transactions between individuals and the government 
1967 U.S. Supreme Court rules that intercepting communications requires a warrant
1975 Computers become available commercially
1980s DNA fingerprinting and cell phones become widely available
1995 The term “spyware” is used for the first time
2004 Facebook appears
Although there are many reasons to be cautious when providing information through social networking, reflecting on the changes above helped me take a step back. While the rise in “oversharing” on the Internet exists today, there have been many significant changes in our past that could have led to extensive privacy problems.
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