The Future of Privacy in 2015

Introduction

Privacy in itself is a term often used, but never defined clearly. Psychologists, philosophers, scientists and linguists debate over the meaning. Aside from the ambiguity of the meaning of the word, there is much changing in the field of privacy. The question is: Where will privacy be, as an issue, in 2015? To answer this question extensive research has to be done first into different aspects of privacy: What is done against it, what is done to create privacy invasion, what rules are set, how do different people value privacy, etc. Upon answering these questions, scenarios will be created for the world of privacy in the future.

Research

Questions regarding the Future of Privacy
Sources of information and interesting links

Driving Forces

Driving forces categorized by PEST factors method.
Every driving force in the categories below are built up out of predetermined constituents: Description, Enablers, Inhibitors, Paradigms, Experts, and Timing

Political

Link to Political driving forces
Description of political factors....

Economic

Link to Economic driving forces
Economic driving force factors are forces such as inflation, market interest rates, economic growth, consumer confidence, and other such economic effects.

Social

Link to Social driving forces
Description of factors....

Technological

Link to Technological driving forces

Technological driving forces influencing privacy are for instance: Data Warehousing, Digital ID, Introduction of RFID, Mass digitalization, and ISP Snooping.
But also Virtual Communities, GPS Evolution, Increasing Use of e-Commerce, The Increasing Use of Internet, Reduction of organizational and technological complexity, The war on Spy- and Ad ware, Whereabout the fourth generation mobile technology

Scenarios

Scenario 3

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