EFF Report Exposes, Explains Big Tech’s Personal Data Trackers Lurking on Social Media, Websites, and Apps User Privacy Under Relentless Attack by Trackers Following Every Click and Purchase San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today released a comprehensive report that identifies and explains the hidden technical methods and business practices companies use to collect and track our personal information from the minute we turn on our devices each day. Published on Cyber Monday, when millions of consumers are shopping online, “ Behind the One-Way Mirror ” takes a deep dive into the technology of corporate surveillance. The report uncovers and exposes the myriad techniques—invisible pixel images, browser fingerprinting , social widgets, mobile tracking, and face recognition —companies employ to collect information about who we are, what we like, where we go, and who our friends are. Amazon, Facebook , Google, Twitter , and hundreds of lesser known and hidden ...
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