Companies want your data - is how they get it

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Companies want your data - is how they get it -

A recent survey found that 28 percent of the world uses tools to protect their privacy online

If you gift. 'T fall into that 28 percent, we want to know why. It may be because you feel you do not do anything illegal on-line and therefore do not have something to hide

The reality is everyone has something private to protect -. Your personal data. Whenever you browse an online shopping site, to share something via social media, or just use Google Search, a small piece of your personal data can be tracked. What is even more frightening that the data are bought and sold on a daily basis. Google and Facebook are using the information you "voluntarily" provide to serve ads.

Other companies want this as well. In fact, Golden Frog has recently received an email from Experian Hitwise, a digital marketing company, asking if we would like to take "a data supplier relationship" with them. We have included the email below so you can see what type of personal data and the interests that we represent.

In fact, they thought that we would be open to provide data about our users! Obviously, their sales guy did not read our vision document on the preservation of a free and open Internet. he did not take the time to understand what we represent.

Needless to say, we did not. But the lesson here is that hundreds of companies out there salivating for your personal information. Here's something to consider when you say that you are not concerned about online privacy and not have something to hide.

Experian Email

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