Today, the data deluge that Big Data presents encourages a passivity and misguided efforts to get off the grid.  With an “Internet of Things” ranging from our cars to our appliances, even to our carpets, retreating to our homes and turning off our phones will do little to stem the datafication tide. Transparency for transparency’s sake is meaningless.  We need mechanisms to achieve transparency’s benefits. // More on the Future of Privacy Forum Blog.