With everyone entering the online world, your privacy is at even greater risk than ever. The Internet has become part of our daily lives, from social networks to online transactions. Your privacy is threatened every day. But is our privacy threatened by our own government? According to Pew research data, 56% of Americans say it is acceptable for the NSA to examine the phone records of millions of Americans to prevent terrorism. (Pew Research Center) Many people still believe that government has no role in our lives, yet many people, including our government, invade our digital privacy. Your online identity matters. The Internet is used for many important things. There is also a lot of personal data stored in the cloud such as pictures, emails and notes, our programs are also in the cloud, making cooperative work easier and more efficient. However, all of these things can pose a security risk from stealing personal information through phishing or using social networks and calendars with the intent of stalking. "Social networking sites have been criticized for failing to protect users' personal information, leading to a May 2010 complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission by 15 consumer advocacy groups." (Parks) Facebook is a popular social networking site, which stores a lot of your personal information. "A best practice to help Walter stop privacy invaders is to change your privacy settings. In practice, however, changing Facebook's dozens of privacy controls can be tedious and confusing." (Uong) All of these things are invasions of your privacy, and if you don't take steps to protect yourself you leave yourself open to privacy attacks. Even the government... middle of paper... .ple-press.org/2013/06/10/majority-views-nsa-phone-tracking-as-acceptable-anti-terror-tactic/"Agency for National Security/Central Security Service - Top Banner." Welcome to the National Security Agency. Np, nd Web. 8 February 2014. “NSA Uses Google Cookies to Target Hackers.” Washington Post. Np, nd Web. March 7, 2014. .Parks, Peggy J. “Current Issues: Online Social Networks.” Current issues: online social networking. 2011: np Researcher on SIRS issues. Network. 07 February 2014. Spinello, Richard A. “The End of Privacy.” America. January 4, 1997: 9-13. SIRS problem researcher. Network. February 07, 2014.Shapiro, Andrew L. “Privacy for Sale.” Nation. June 23, 1997: 11+. SIRS problem researcher. Network. 07 February. 2014.