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1984: Who's tracking YOU

Written 16 Aug 2005

Kasia writes:

What’s tracking and keeping tabs on us?

Wherein she presents a nice list of devices, companies and more than exist to accumulate data on a person, his whereabouts and more. Here are some to add:

  • Company proxies and filters
  • Biometric scanners
  • Credit reports
  • Demographic data wholesalers
  • Any subscription service (e.g. XBox Live, Family Circle) The scary part, as noted by Paul, is not the aggregation of this data, it is how it is used.

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