The Number of Companies Tracking You Online is INSANE
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English - January 22, 2024 15:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTech News News tech news security privacy cybersecurity crypto Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today we talk about a new report from Consumer Reports / The Markup, investigating the incredible number of companies (186,000!) which are passing data back and forth about you. Check it out:
https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/privacy/each-facebook-user-is-monitored-by-thousands-of-companies-a5824207467/
And the study here: https://innovation.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CR_Who-Shares-Your-Information-With-Facebook.pdf
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