Marketplace Tech Have we given up on data privacy?
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Dec 4, 2025 In this conversation with Rohan Grover, a professor at American University and expert on data privacy, listeners discover the unsettling state of our personal data. Grover highlights the apathy surrounding privacy violations and explains how consent fatigue makes it hard for individuals to care. He calls for urgent reforms, emphasizing that data privacy can't just be an individual issue since everyone's data influences one another. His insights shed light on the cultural roles that shape our understanding and discourse around privacy today.
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Data Disaffection Explains Public Apathy
- Rohan Grover says data privacy scandals feel inescapable, driving public numbness he calls "data disaffection."
- This numbness is a rational response to persistent, systemic privacy violations that people feel powerless to change.
Frictionless Design Masks Massive Data Collection
- Grover explains digital design prioritizes frictionless use while hiding extensive data collection.
- That design makes meaningful individual control rare and obscures how much data gets gathered.
Decline Optional Cookies To Assert Choice
- Use cookie controls to reject optional trackers; laws intend real choice, not forced acceptance.
- Decline optional cookies and sites should not degrade your experience under the law's intent.