"What will ill-willed colleagues do with that information if and when we unintentionally trip up?"

Ashe Dryden, a queer woman active on the internet, writes about her worries of identity and surveillance online. This is something that concerns anyone who is currently active on any internet platform. The idea of companies tracking and utilizing our internet history feels invasive and potentially dangerous. Even with numerous privacy controls that limit the amount of information and data shared with corporations and other individuals, when will the time come when there is no longer any notion of privacy in the digital realm?

Question 1: How can we best protect our online identity and personal data from being misused, leaked, or misconstrued?

Question 2: What are the uses of personal data (ex. location, history) and are they dangerous? How can we discern between information collection that's harmless versus harmful?