6/2/2023 0 Comments Dragnet nation![]() ![]() Angwin demonstrates this by going through her own data and realizing how revealing it is. From your favourite takeout restaurant to your clothing size, from your health issues to your political leanings, it’s easy to make quite an accurate profile of anyone through their Google data. ![]() The sheer amount of things that Google knows about you is astounding, and if you want to know what data brokers and companies can discover about you, this is the place to begin. ![]() To say this is scary would be an understatement. From your Google search archive to your mobile location data, every bit of activity you do on the web or with your cell phone is likely recorded, stored in a database and may be used for commercial, governmental or covert operations. ![]() I wasn’t very surprised by anything that Angwin brings up in the book. In accessible language and a relatable context, Angwin delves into the “dragnet nation”, or how multiple entities are grabbing your data indiscriminately to be sold, used and analyzed. If you’re a newcomer to issues of privacy and security on the web, Julia Angwin’s 2014 Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance is a good place to start. Privacy On The Web 101: Julia Angwin’s Dragnet Nation Home › Books › Privacy On The Web 101: Julia Angwin’s Dragnet Nation ![]()
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