Privacy in the Internet Age with Lawrence Cappello

Lawrence Cappello on Privacy: 20 Lessons, the “Nothing to Hide” Trap, and Practical Tips for the Digital AgeOn this Silver Disobedience® Perception Dynamics™ podcast, host Dian Griesel interviews Lawrence Cappello, University of Alabama professor of U.S. law and constitutional law and author of "On Privacy: 20 Lessons to Live By," about why privacy still matters in a digital age of declining cash, pervasive data collection, and AI-assisted communications. Cappello explains his phone-swapping classroom exercise to show that privacy isn’t “dead,” critiques zero-sum framing (privacy vs. security), and offers a workable “third path” using examples like CCTV governance and shot-activated cameras. He defines privacy as controlling how information about yourself flows and dismantles the “nothing to hide” argument, emphasizing privacy’s role in reputation, liberty, and free speech, citing constitutional protections and NAACP v. Alabama as well as secrecy at the Constitutional Convention. He warns against social credit scores, discusses data’s collection/processing/sharing stages, and shares practical steps: webcam covers, social media cleanups, app-permission checks, and protecting children from oversharing and identity theft, including setting Google Alerts.Please SUBSCRIBE!I’m Dian Griesel and in November of 2017 I began blogging as @SilverDisobedience on my website and @SilverDisobedience on ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ and @DianGriesel ⁠X⁠ Career-wise, I am a perception analyst, counselor, hypnotherapist, author of 16 books and a Wilhelmina model. For 30 years, via owning an investor & public relations firm, while being in private practice, I have helped my clients to achieve greater understanding as to how perceptions impact everything we do whether personally or professionally. A couple of years ago I added a podcast. Episodes are unscripted, with plenty of no-holds-barred revelations from fascinating, accomplished guests living diverse lives. Intimate stories about work, play, psychology, relationships, pop culture, trends, B.S. + more are unpacked through thought-provoking questions that spark honest revelations, pivotal moments, and unguarded insights — stunning even the boldest guests with their own “aha” truths. ✨🔗 YouTube Channel Spotify i❤️podcasts 🍎podcastsLinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/diangriesel/⁠ Show Run: 00:00 Meet the Privacy Expert00:21 Why Privacy Feels Gone02:02 The Phone Swap Test03:03 Why He Wrote the Book05:06 Privacy in the Constitution07:16 Apple Policies and TLDR Tools09:29 Biggest Privacy Myths11:56 Privacy and Public Safety14:56 Defining Privacy and Nothing to Hide17:37 Reputation and Control19:01 Social Credit Score Nightmare22:16 Privacy as Free Speech23:59 Secret Origins of the Constitution26:24 Business Lessons on Privacy27:57 Privacy Fuels Free Speech28:51 Quick Privacy Tips29:29 Webcam Hacking Reality31:28 Clean Up Social Media32:45 App Permissions Audit33:47 Parenting and Sharenting37:44 Privacy Is Not Dead38:39 Data Flows Explained42:27 Identity Theft and Smart Devices44:58 Mindful Tech and Algorithms49:09 Future of Privacy Markets51:02 Reputation Management and Alerts52:27 Hiring Risks and Cleanup55:18 Final Thanks and Wrap