What the Internet knows about you

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>For all you who spend tons of hours on the Web, here's some interesting, if not disturbing, news, which you may not know:</p>

<p>"With little notice or fanfare, the digital world is fundamentally changing. What was once an anonymous medium where anyone could be anyone -- where, in the words of the famous New Yorker cartoon, nobody knows you're a dog -- is now a tool for soliciting and analyzing our personal data.</p>

<p>According to one Wall Street Journal study, the top 50 Internet sites, from CNN to Yahoo to MSN, install an average of 64 data-laden cookies and personal tracking beacons each. Search for a word like "depression" on Dictionary.com, and the site installs up to 223 tracking cookies and beacons on your computer so that other Web sites can target you with antidepressants.</p>

<p>The new Internet doesn't just know you're a dog; it knows your breed and wants to sell you a bowl of premium kibble..."</p>

<p>Privacy: the final frontier.</p>

<p>What</a> the Internet knows about you - CNN.com</p>

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<p>That’s crazy, brah! What happens if I look up “porn” on cnn?! Will all the ads try to sell me pornography?</p>

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<p>Clear cookies and use adblock?</p>

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This sounds pretty convenient and useful.</p>

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<p>That’s why I hate FB.</p>

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<p>Really couldn’t give a ****. A) I never post any real details. B) I never post any sensitive or embarrassing things. C) I never post any real details.</p>