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The Future of Online Privacy
By Mia Naumoska, Chief Marketing Officer at Internxt

You've probably noticed that there's a lot of bad news about online privacy these days. Security breaches
and data leaks are everywhere, and it seems like almost every company is collecting more information
about you than ever before.

But this isn't the end of the internet as we know it. In fact, there are some positive signs on the horizon:
new laws have already been passed to protect your privacy, and technology companies are trying new
ways to keep your data safe.

So, while there may be (so, so, so many) challenges ahead regarding privacy and our digital lives, they're
not entirely insurmountable ones. Let me explain what's happening with online privacy and how things
will likely change in the coming years...

The Internet Is a Double-edged Sword

The internet has been, and likely always will be, a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it's made it
easier than ever before to connect with people from all over the world. But on the other hand, it's also
made it more challenging than ever before to protect your privacy.

With more people than ever using the internet, it's only natural that there are more ways to get hacked.
There are hundreds of different types of hackers out there, and all of them have different ways of going
about their business. But the one thing that all hackers have in common is that they're looking to steal
information from you. Whether it's your email password or credit card number, if it has value, then
someone will try to get it from you.

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