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Companies are finding new ways to monetize personal data, too often without proper notice or consent. ICYMI, three current examples that you may want to act on to opt out: PayPal, LinkedIn and 23andMe

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Companies are finding new ways to monetize personal data, too often without proper notice or consent. ICYMI, three current examples that you may want to act on to opt out: PayPal, LinkedIn and 23andMe

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Just Say No (and Do It Soon) - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons

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Companies are getting very aggressive at exploiting our existing personal data, opting us in without proper notice or consent. Here are some recent examples.

PayPal to Share Shopping Details
LinkedIn Opts You In for AI Data Sharing
23andMe May Sell Your DNA Data

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Thanks for the reminder. I fixed these all already apparently, but didn’t remember setting PayPal shopping privacy.
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Selling DNA data is actually something that can only be punished by death.

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