Privacy Random Facts
Random facts for advertising the workshop.
Did you know...
- that many mobile apps collect precise location data even when you are not actively using them?
- that law enforcement can use AI to automate social media monitoring?
- the last U.S. federal privacy law was to protect people's videotape rental history in 1988?
- your phone has an advertising ID that allows companies to track you across multiple apps?
- internship and job platforms may share applicant data with third parties beyond the employer?
- that data brokers can aggregate your location, purchase history, and web activity and sell it without your direct relationship or consent?
- that deleting an app does not necessarily delete the data it has already collected about you?
- that law enforcement agencies often obtain personal data from private companies instead of getting a warrant?
- that license-plate reader systems can track where a car has been over months or years, not just in real time?
- that location data sold for advertising purposes has been used in criminal investigations?
- that “free” email, maps, and weather apps are often funded by detailed behavioral profiling?
- that smart TVs can collect viewing habits and share them with advertisers unless you opt out?
- that your phone can generate advertising IDs that allow companies to follow you across apps?
- companies can infer sensitive traits—such as health conditions, political views, or religious affiliation—without you ever explicitly providing that information?
- that even anonymized data can often be re-identified when combined with other datasets?
- that privacy policies often allow data sharing with “partners” that are never named?
- that opting out of targeted ads usually does not stop data collection—only how the data is used?