Who's Watching You? (Pretty much everybody)

[The_Chief]

This article is a great summary of the entities keeping track of everything we do on our phones & computers; and the best way to minimize our (free) contributions to their (not free) consumer profiles. If you don't subscribe to Cynthia Mackley's Tech Tips newsletter, I highly recommend that you do. I've been reading her for a decade.

Who’s Watching You? The Surprising Ways Companies Track Us All Day, Every Day

In today’s digital world, data is like currency, and we’re paying with it all the time, often without realizing. Whether we’re sending emails, browsing, shopping, or just watching TV, our data is being collected, sold, and used to influence our choices. Companies collect this data to target ads...

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[Milo Williamson]

This article is a great summary of the entities keeping track of everything we do on our phones & computers; and the best way to minimize our (free) contributions to their (not free) consumer profiles. If you don't subscribe to Cynthia Mackley's Tech Tips newsletter, I highly recommend that you do. I've been reading her for a decade.

Who’s Watching You? The Surprising Ways Companies Track Us All Day, Every Day

In today’s digital world, data is like currency, and we’re paying with it all the time, often without realizing. Whether we’re sending emails, browsing, shopping, or just watching TV, our data is being collected, sold, and used to influence our choices. Companies collect this data to target ads...

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Number one, I never had a smart tv to begin with, so there is nothing much of that.
Number two: I always shut off each of my background data to prevent target ads.
Number three: I religiously use CCleaner on my PC for the past 21 years ongoing.
Number four: Everything is wiped out and clean anyways.

 

[Steven58]

 

[treb1797]

 

[treb1797]

Number four: Everything is wiped out and clean anyways.

You think it is, but it's not.

 

[Milo Williamson]

You think it is, but it's not.

Eh its okay.