Online privacy is becoming an increasing concern for people as our digital habits are increasingly tracked.

It’s a problem that’s been top of mind for Chelsea Manning, the activist best known for whistleblowing that disclosed nearly 750,000 classified — as well as unclassified but sensitive — documents related to the military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks.

Manning spoke at South by Southwest on Sunday, discussing privacy and her latest venture as a security consultant at Nym Technologies, a Switzerland-based company that is focused on preventing governments and corporations from tracking people online. During the session, she discussed privacy technology with Harry Halpin, Nym’s CEO.

Manning argued that because our data online is increasingly being collected by entities including Google and the United States, as well as foreign governments including China and Russia, digital privacy will require rethinking and rebuilding internet infrastructure.

“We're going to have to rethink ... how we communicate every day, because it's not working," Manning said. "We are giving over large amounts of information by default."

She said it’s not fair to expect the average person to navigate their internet privacy, especially as it becomes more difficult to avoid tracking even when using virtual private networks.

“I struggle with digital security every day. I use TikTok, I use Instagram, and I'm an expert in this,” Manning said. “We can't expect the average person who doesn't have...

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