Author Tells How Personal Data Can Be Big Moneymaker

Long before Edward Snowden’s revelations of NSA monitoring programs, privacy advocates have warned about encroaching government surveillance and the erosion of privacy in the digital age. But less attention has been paid to the many ways that private companies monitor, track, and even buy and sell personal information. Now, a Harvard-based researcher is shining a light on the specific ways corporations are using our private information for their own profit. In his new book What...

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