Privacy, protection of personal information and reputation

Highlights

Privacy and the Internet have a complex relationship. On the one hand, technology has enhanced privacy by offering more accessible means to communicate and access information. For example, activities that once required in-person visits to banks, post offices, libraries, shops and doctors’ offices can now be carried out alone from the sanctity of home. Accompanying advances in encryption have made many online transactions and interactions increasingly secure, with users enjoying greater protection of their messages from prying eyes.