In terms of data privacy I probably have very bad browsing habits. I regularly use websites which use cookies and subscribe to emails and other offers from sites I frequent. I allow Google Chrome to save all of my passwords and information just to make giving my data to other companies more convenient for me. I guess I’m not particularly mindful of where my data is going just because nothing I do on my computer is so private that it would be a disaster if it were leaked. In order to market towards me companies would only need to look at my online purchases and frequently viewed items. It seems as if I do most of my shopping online now with all of the free 2 day shipping options and all of my buying habits are out in the open. It’s obvious to me now even that the ads I get on my browser are tailored towards me based off of my internet searches and browsing history. I can also see this being transferred to my social media account as now I am seeing adds tailored to what I would usually only see as banners. As bad as it is, I like having ads come up that I’m actually interested in as apposed to those I really would find it annoying to be in the way of my feed. Recently, I’ve even noticed that it’s not just my actions online that affect the ads being placed in front of me, but what I say as well. There have been too many times that ads have popped up for things that I specifically remember having conversations about, but would never be interested in buying.
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