... know you drove by Domino's Pizza. Details about your habits, your age and gender are compiled and can be sold to third parties. The information is predominantly used as a marketing tool so advertisers can target you with products or services that you are more likely to use or want," quote Paula Ebben. First of all, this situation comes off as ... expected to follow the group. Finally, an already relatively common device can do what the previous technologies can do and more. RFID, or Radio Frequency Information Devices, can collect location data, as well as store certain pieces of inform...

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... our lives, where the complexity and ignorance of cell phone privacy allow big companies record-breaking profit margins. The transparency of mobile phone data collection and its usage as we see is far from realistic. All phone activity generates records of our locations, affiliations (via friends, ... and emails), queries, and much more. Just because one cleaned their search history, erased a text/photo, or even closed the application, the data stays lingering in cyberspace. Other than phone service providers such as Sprint, Verizon, or AT&T, social media sites, app developers, and marke...

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