How hard am I willing to work for my privacy and my security?

I've been trying to rein in my data for a little while now.

I'd like to see you bother my street signing up for it.

I know there's dangers using modern technology, but I've kind of overlooked that.

I find it creepy that they know me, but then I'm annoyed that they don't know me that well.

It's note to self and welcome to the Privacy Paradox, our five-part plan to help you take back your digital identity and yourself.

I'm a new summer Odie.

And here's what the paradox is, right?

We love the convenience of living online, but having no say over where our personal information goes, or who sees it?

Not so much.

Many of you told us that you feel like you don't have the tools or the knowledge to do something about protecting your digital privacy, like Melissa and Brooklyn.

I have an a level of unease about how much data I am giving Facebook for free.

I don't know where the line is that I'm going to be able to draw when it comes to digital privacy, and I struggle with it a lot.

The goal of the Privacy Paradox, Melissa, is to help you understand more about where your information goes, to help you weigh the trade-offs, and then help you make digital decisions that you can feel better about.

We had lots of help from some amazing experts, and you're going to hear from them all this week.

A few clicks, and suddenly, we give away a lot of our rights invisibly.

This is information that collected from your behavior, your likes, pages you've visited, things you've written in your profile.

Collecting entire country's phone calls is a real thing.

I think what people actually feel strange about is that they're just being kind of sorted into an algorithm.

If you want to hear more, but you haven't signed up yet, go to privacyparadox.org.

You'll type in your email address, which we will not share with anyone, and that's going to kick off a series of five special newsletters.

Each one contains tips, a short podcast, and a challenge.

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