Privacy examines the collection and sale of personal data: ad tracking, device fingerprinting, broker markets, location trading and lawful access requests. Legal analysis sits beside practical steps for limiting exposure. Aimed at privacy officers, and at readers who want fewer companies holding their information.
Where personal data goes and who profits: ad tracking, broker markets, government access requests, and the rules meant to limit each of them.
Fingerprinting identifies your browser by its unique combination of hardware, fonts, and settings — it works even with cookies cleared, and defending against it means looking like everyone else.
People-search sites republish your address, relatives, and phone number from public records — here is how to find your listings and file opt-outs yourself.