Smartphones rule our lives. Having information at our fingertips is the height of convenience. They tell us all sorts of things, but the information we see and receive on our smartphones is just a fraction of the data they generate. By tracking and monitoring our behavior and activities, smartphones build a digital profile of shockingly intimate information about our personal lives. You have been invited to participate in a think tank on privacy in the digital age. The issue before your group is why we, as a society, should be concerned about and/or defend our privacy?

This is a TED Talks video called "Your phone company is watching",http://www.ted.com/talks/malte_spitz_your_phone_company_is_watching and an article about this topichttps://theconversation.com/smartphone-data-tracking-is-more-than-creepy-heres-why-you-should-be-worried-91110

1) What are the common themes between the article and the TED talk?

2) Is privacy important to you?

3) Why should you be concerned and/or defend your privacy?