If you surf the web, congratulations! You are part of the information economy. Data gleaned from your communications and transactions grease the gears of modern commerce. Not everyone is celebrating, of course. Many people are concerned and dismayed — even shocked — when they learn that “their” data are fuel for the World Wide Web.Who is gathering the information? What are they doing with it? How might this harm me? How do I stop it?
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