Naomi Brockwell

I'm Naomi Brockwell. I run a media platform called MBTV Media, and we focus on helping people protect their privacy online.

I'm Naomi Brockwell. I run a media platform called MBTV Media, and we focus on helping people protect their privacy online.

I think we give away all of this data voluntarily online. I think we're incredibly lax with how we don't protect our data these days. I interviewed someone recently, it was an interesting story. He bought a new car, it was a used car actually,

I think we give away all of this data voluntarily online. I think we're incredibly lax with how we don't protect our data these days. I interviewed someone recently, it was an interesting story. He bought a new car, it was a used car actually,

And just by looking through the details in the car, he was able to find out the name of the previous owner, that the previous owner had two daughters, where they went to school, that she was a breast cancer survivor. All of this stuff was literally just the data that the car itself was collecting. So now if you zoom out and look at

And just by looking through the details in the car, he was able to find out the name of the previous owner, that the previous owner had two daughters, where they went to school, that she was a breast cancer survivor. All of this stuff was literally just the data that the car itself was collecting. So now if you zoom out and look at

all of the information that we're posting on social media of our own volition just handing it over all the personal details about our lives it's incredible how much information we are just giving away online it's incredibly easy for anyone to find out anything they want about us these days and that's mainly our fault it's mainly because we are really not thinking about how to protect our data online i think we need a major mind shift

all of the information that we're posting on social media of our own volition just handing it over all the personal details about our lives it's incredible how much information we are just giving away online it's incredibly easy for anyone to find out anything they want about us these days and that's mainly our fault it's mainly because we are really not thinking about how to protect our data online i think we need a major mind shift

in this digital age. And we need to really start to be aware of how much information we're putting out there.

in this digital age. And we need to really start to be aware of how much information we're putting out there.

That's definitely part of it. But I do think that individuals do have to take some responsibility for how they navigate their digital lives. I think we need to stop being naive. I mean, it's 2023. We've had computers for a long time now. We've had the internet for a long time now.

That's definitely part of it. But I do think that individuals do have to take some responsibility for how they navigate their digital lives. I think we need to stop being naive. I mean, it's 2023. We've had computers for a long time now. We've had the internet for a long time now.

And, you know, I don't want to blame people for not being aware that their data is being collected by every corner of the Internet. There's, you know, third-party trackers everywhere. There are data brokers scraping all of our financial data, all of our, you know, legal records, all of our social media posts. I mean, there are...

And, you know, I don't want to blame people for not being aware that their data is being collected by every corner of the Internet. There's, you know, third-party trackers everywhere. There are data brokers scraping all of our financial data, all of our, you know, legal records, all of our social media posts. I mean, there are...

nefarious actors out there who want to collect our data there are non-nefarious actors who just want to monetize our data and so i i don't think that it's our fault but i also don't think that we need to be passive victims i don't think that it's

nefarious actors out there who want to collect our data there are non-nefarious actors who just want to monetize our data and so i i don't think that it's our fault but i also don't think that we need to be passive victims i don't think that it's

okay for people in 2023 to say, you know, oh, well, you know, I'm putting all this information out there publicly, but I didn't think someone would use it against me because clearly this is being used against people all the time. If we just zoom out, like not even talk about scammers, if we just think about the

okay for people in 2023 to say, you know, oh, well, you know, I'm putting all this information out there publicly, but I didn't think someone would use it against me because clearly this is being used against people all the time. If we just zoom out, like not even talk about scammers, if we just think about the

hundred billion dollar industry or potentially trillion dollar industry that is the data brokerage industry. It's incredible. They are making so much obscene amounts of money just from collecting our data, from scraping social media, from ingesting data breaches that are out there, from scraping our financial records. I mean, our banks are selling all of our records, right? We know this.

hundred billion dollar industry or potentially trillion dollar industry that is the data brokerage industry. It's incredible. They are making so much obscene amounts of money just from collecting our data, from scraping social media, from ingesting data breaches that are out there, from scraping our financial records. I mean, our banks are selling all of our records, right? We know this.