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We “value” your privacy – (now allow us to track you across the internet)

Content type: Long Read

I asked an online tracking company for all of my data and here's what I found

7th November 2018

It’s 15:10 pm on April 18, 2018. I’m in the Privacy International office, reading a news story on the use of facial recognition in Thailand. On April 20, at 21:10, I clicked on a CNN Money Exclusive on my phone. At 11:45 on May 11, 2018, I read a story on USA Today about Facebook knowing when teen users are feeling insecure. How do I know all of this? Because I asked an advertising company called Quantcast for all of the data they have about me. Most people will have never heard of Quantcast…