Therefore, these technologies help facilitate GPS directions, localized search results to find a nearby restaurant, and help improve the targeting of ads. Companies actually need to track certain information in order for their products to work. We often do this without thinking of the privacy ramifications. It’s very natural to hit the “accept” popup when your device asks for allowing Cookies, location services, or to access other features of your device to be used by certain Apps or programs. While all this abundance of information sharing may seem alarming, there are good reasons for it. What Information is Okay to Share Online?
From the apps on your smartphones, your browser history on your computer, to the data on your fitness tracking device- anything that is connected to the Internet is storing information. Today, your continuously connected lives are leaving behind a trail of data from your electronic devices. How to Keep Your Online Activity and Identity Private
