TLT CoffeeRead: You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?

Posted on December 1, 2008 
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You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?

“HARRISON BROWN, an 18-year-old freshman majoring in mathematics at M.I.T., didn’t need to do complex calculations to figure out he liked this deal: in exchange for letting researchers track his every move, he receives a free smartphone.

Now, when he dials another student, researchers know. When he sends an e-mail or text message, they also know. When he listens to music, they know the song. Every moment he has his Windows Mobile smartphone with him, they know where he is, and who’s nearby.”

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