Most conversations about data privacy focus on the activities of social media companies. We’ve all felt the sting of realizing that everything from our search history to comments on our family photos is being used to show us ads designed to manipulate us to purchase products we don’t need. It’s a use of our personal information that we all know should be off limits.
But the commodification of personal data by data-devouring behemoths like Facebook and Google is not the whole story. The truth is worse. When it comes to abuse of personal data — including personal data that is legally protected — the most unrepentant, aggressively deceptive data swindler on the planet may be your local cable provider. …
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