Destruction of PrivacyThe phrase that says "technology has made privacy a relic of that past" is saying that in the New World of technology, Cyberspace, we no longer have our privacy privacy. Alan Westin defines privacy as: “Privacy is the right of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when, how, and to what extent information about them is communicated to others.” [2]. When you enter the world we live in today, we no longer just have the Old World look. We are born in this New World most of the time. In this New World, all of our deeds are presented to the world for all to see easily. We can no longer do things without the whole world knowing. For example, in the Old World, at age 15 we could sit on a park bench and crack open an ice-cold beer to drink with a friend. This would not cause any problems and would not cause any harm to anyone or anything. If you were caught drinking under the age of 21 on this occasion, this would be a breach of the law. You most likely wouldn't get in trouble at all, and if you did, it would be nothing more than a pat on the hand and a report to your parents. If something like this were to happen in the New World today, the outcome would have been completely different. In this New World, the privacy of a 15 year old teenager getting a pat on the hand for drinking 1 can of beer now turns into your entire community hearing about it through the means of newspapers, television news, news reports on the Internet, easily available police reports, and even the community around you gossips about it on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. So, simply by moving from the Old World to the New World, a fifteen year old drinking a can of beer turns into a sl.. .... middle of paper...... becomes law so that action can be taken against people who violate the privacy of others. Citizens should have the opportunity to protect their privacy. Finally, if we give people the ability to protect their privacy, then they need to be educated about it. If we put laws and regulations in place to protect everyone's privacy, it won't make a difference if they don't realize that when they allow apps to track their location, their privacy laws all go out the window. When people post all kinds of personal information online for all to see, they must realize that they themselves are the culprits of destroying their privacy. We need to start teaching everyone about the New World, cyberspace, and the suggested precautions they should take to protect themselves and their privacy in this New World..