Something about the Internet

This blog has been created for ASU course MCO335

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Agree or Not Agree, How I Share Data is the Question.

In my 25 years of life, I do not think I have ever actually read the terms and conditions. I just click the little box labeled “I agree”. Hidden in those terms and conditions are the privacy policy that I have come to realize is a bit more important than I ever thought it was. I knew they collected basic data, but had no idea just how deep in the funnel of my life they can crawl. From what pages or posts I’ve liked, all the way to what phone and version of IOS my phone is running. While the data remains anonymous, there is always a chance for a breach or an abuse of the data they have. While it feels very Big Brother, there is always the flipside of these. Without this mass of data, marketers would have no way to target who sees their ads. Personally, I much rather see an advertisement for running shoes or paddle boards after searching for them online, than flooded with random advertisements.  

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Hidden in the privacy policies we all skim over is just how companies collect and use our data while we are online, and even sometimes offline.

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Meta breaks down exactly how they gather data about you across platforms and even offline habits. Meta knows more about you than you may realise.

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How Threads’ Privacy Policy Compares to Twitter’s (and Its Rivals’)

Want to try out Meta’s new social media app? Here’s more context on what personal data is collected by Threads and similar social media apps

A great deep dive into the difference in Threads' and Twitter's Privacy Policy, as well as some other new social platforms hitting our phones.

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"Google’s tracking mechanisms cover 85 percent of the most popular websites, and Facebook’s tracking reaches 55 percent of the most popular websites, giving both companies extraordinary visibility into the Web browsing habits of millions of people."