privacyinvasive
Privacyinvasive is an adjective used to describe technologies, services, or practices that intrude upon individuals' privacy by collecting, processing, or sharing personal data in ways that are excessive, opaque, or inadequately controlled.
The term is commonly applied to digital platforms that track behavior for profiling, mobile apps that harvest
Key characteristics include broad data collection, high data granularity, long-term retention, linkage across services, sharing with
Regulatory context emphasizes lawful bases, purpose limitation, rights to access and control over data, and requirements
Mitigation strategies include privacy-by-design principles, data minimization, pseudonymization or encryption, robust consent management, transparent notices, user
The concept is debated in terms of security, usability, and innovation versus individual rights, with critics
Related topics include privacy-enhancing technologies, data ethics, surveillance capitalism, and governance frameworks for digital platforms.