Gen Z College Students Weigh-in on Personal Data Collection — Privacy Advocates Should Worry
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Some GenZers don’t mind giving up their personal data in exchange for the convenience of targeted ads and discounts; others are uneasy, but all are resigned to the inevitability of it. However, the language they use to describe their acquiescence to data collection should be troubling to privacy advocates.
After reading “Sharing Data for Deals? More Like Watching It Go With a Sigh” (NYTimes 12/24/18), some students in the Consumer Analysis college course I teach expressed discomfort, even outrage at the extent of the data collected via their social media posts, geo-tracking on their mobile phones, shopper loyalty program and smart home devices.
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