Privacy And Data Protection Vocabulary

noun a phenomenon where an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information has the unintended consequence of publicizing it more widely

• The Streisand effect is a phenomenon where attempting to hide or remove information only brings more attention to it.
• Trying to cover up a story just makes it spread more thanks to the Streisand effect.
• The Streisand effect is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline.
• The Streisand effect is akin to trying to keep a lid on a boiling pot - it just creates more pressure.

noun A portmanteau of 'data' and 'surveillance', referring to the monitoring of people's activities through the use of data analysis.

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• Dataveillance is the systematic monitoring of people's actions or communications through the use of data collection technologies.
• Companies use dataveillance to track your online behavior and target you with personalized ads.
• I heard they're doing some serious dataveillance on social media influencers to see what trends are taking off.
• In a world where dataveillance is rampant, our every move is like being under a microscope.