Surveillance – Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask
We all know they’re watching us. But we don’t know who they are, nor why nor how they are doing it.
Nobody does anything without reason. So, organizations watch and track us for a purpose. That purpose is always for their benefit, not ours. But who are they? Why and how do they do it, and how many organizations do it? It may appear as if it is just an assault on our privacy, but it’s wider than that – the collected information is a powerful tool for further data theft, for targeting critical industries, and for disrupting governments.
Law enforcement does it in case we have criminal tendencies. Criminals do it in case we have something they can take from us. Intelligence agencies do it in case we have secrets that could be used for their own national benefit. And companiesdo it to see which products may attract...
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