Have you ever noticed how quickly your online feed changes after you click on a single video or article? One search leads to another suggestion. One opinion leads to a stronger one. Before long, your screen reflects a very specific set of ideas.

There’s nothing quite like getting the family together on a cold, snowy weekend and “winding down” by cracking open a wholesome-looking board or card game that will, within 30 minutes, expose unresolved childhood trauma, simmering grudges, and leveling distrust and suspicion only found in Agatha Christie novels.

Our photographs reflect not only us, but also the society of that day and the changes that have taken place from that day to the present.

Data Privacy Week invites us to pause and reflect on how our personal information is collected, shared, and used—and what we can do to take back control.