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13 ways the NSA spies on us
Over the last year, we’ve learned more and more about the National Security Agency’s spying programs. Indeed, there have now been so many revelations that it can be hard to keep them straight.
So here’s a handy guide to the most significant ways the NSA spies on people in the United States and around the world.
NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking
The National Security Agency is secretly piggybacking on the tools that enable Internet advertisers to track consumers, using “cookies” and location data to pinpoint targets for government hacking and to bolster surveillance.
Who Could Be Watching You Watching Your Figure? Your Boss
“People should be asking themselves what happens with this data, what type of inferences can be drawn from this data,” says Marc Goodman.
“If your self-tracking health device shows that you lead a sedentary lifestyle, then maybe you will pay more for insurance,” Consumers should be careful about letting any company track health data that can be used against them.
Malte Spitz: Your phone company is watching – Ted.com
What kind of data is your cell phone company collecting? Malte Spitz wasn’t too worried when he asked his operator in Germany to share information stored about him. Multiple unanswered requests and a lawsuit later, Spitz received 35,830 lines of code — a detailed, nearly minute-by-minute account of half a year of his life.
Meet The Real-Life Tracking Database That Could Include You
Cookies are tracking our online behavior for advertising purposes, but a company specializing in retail analytics called Euclid, Inc. is moving that concept into real world shopping experiences.
Euclid uses open WiFi access points to track shopper behavior across stores: It does this by collecting the MAC address of smart phones as they passively connect to open networks while people shop, anonymizing the data, putting it into a giant database that then recognizes the device when it goes near any other Euclid customer’s network.
Online Data Vendors: How Consumers Can Opt Out of Directory Services and Other Information Brokers
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse published a list of data brokers and possibilities to opt out.
No dummy: This mannequin is spying on you – CNET
Retailers are deploying mannequins equipped with cameras that watch for shoplifters and record shopper behavior to improve sales. Several dozen EyeSee mannequins are already watching shoppers and gathering data with their camera eyes.
They Know What You’re Shopping For
Companies today are increasingly tying people’s real-life identities to their online browsing habits. The widening ability to associate people’s real-life identities with their browsing habits marks a privacy milestone, further blurring the already unclear border between our public and private lives. In pursuit of ever more precise and valuable information about potential customers, tracking companies are redefining what it means to be anonymous.
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