Online privacy: Will 2022 be the year we start taking things seriously?

Governments are drafting new laws to protect your privacy online, but are people even that bothered about companies using their data?



Technology



28 December 2021

Closeup smartphone message There Are Important Changes To Your Data Privacy.

Governments are looking to control data giants

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Despite the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the Edward Snowden leaks and revelations from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, companies continue to hoover up our personal data, and for the most part we let them do so willingly.

But the mood on data gathering is starting to change. Governments around the world are increasingly legislating to rein in the tech giants. So could 2022 be the year that online privacy is taken seriously?

Neil Brown at UK law firm decoded.legal says numerous governments will push new …