The right to control who has access to your personal information and how it gets used. In practice, this means choosing tools and behaviors that minimize unnecessary data exposure; from email aliases to encrypted messaging to understanding what the apps your use actually collect.
Privacy isn’t about having something to hide. It’s about maintaining agency over your own information in a world where the default is to collect everything, store it forever, and monetize it later. Every data point you hand over is a bet that the company holding it will never be breached, acquired, or compelled to share.
The practical toolkit: email masking services, Encryption, strong Password Management, and a healthy skepticism about “free” services that fund themselves through surveillance.