Consequences of technology

Consequences as defined by one of my favorite websites dictionary.com says"
1. the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving.
2. an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome.
3. the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference.
The reason I begin by talking about consequences is this: I want to know what the consequences could be, if privacy is really something we have made up; a social construct if you will.
If privacy is something we have made up then it is something we can change. In a sense this supports the argument that privacy is a social construct because everyday we are changing our privacy in life. We choose what we will tweet, or facebook about. We decide if we are going to block someone from seeing our webpage, or if we'll let them see our personal details.
But the dangers to this lifestyle of believing privacy to be real could have a great negative effect on us. For instance in the video I posted in my research blog the man says that the Jews that resisted had a better chance of survival. He also talked about how many choices that were given to the Jews were given in a way that made it look like the alternative was always the better decision. I see the same thing happening with the internet and overall privacy in our day to day lives. We get the options, trust us with your phone number; or telemarketers might call you. Trust us with your financial information and social security; or someone may steal it from you. Trust our web site not to share your information; or don't become a member. Every choice we make regarding privacy creates the mindset that you will be the victim if you don't pick their choice.
People sometimes say they have lost their right to privacy, or they need more privacy. Have these people stopped and realized that perhaps they have been tricking themselves all along that they had privacy to begin with? From the day you are born, your name goes on a piece of paper, stating you are the son or daughter of the parents, the parents home address is on the paper, as well as social security information. Along with this information the doctors have on file your race, your blood type, your physical features and in some cases fingerprints/hand prints. Before the fresh bundle of plushly flesh and high pitched screams leaves the hospital; a handful of people already know more details then the child knows about anything. If you think you've lost privacy, how about looking at it from another point of view. You never had it in the first place. Privacy just like Santa Claus and the Easter bunny is made up, created to give you peace of mind and sometimes joy.
Obsessing about having "privacy" on the internet is like Frankenstein's monster. We create, post, upload, download, educate --you name it! But there is always this ominous feeling in the back of our minds. We still need to have our perfect privacy and in doing so we agree to so many little fine print words on websites. Question: Do you really have privacy if you have to give away all of your information to obtain it?
So where do we go from here? Does this all mean in the end? To start figuring out that we must ask ourselves. What value, have we as a culture placed on this social construct of privacy in our digital age?