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by Science Fan » Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:41 pm
If one lives in the USA, then one should be aware that the federal government keeps track of every cell phone call you make. The number you call from is recorded, as well as the number you call to, and the time of the conversation is also recorded. The government can also track where your phone is, so if you are, for example, in a hotel room with a mistress, who also has her cell phone with her, the federal government knows about this event. And if you think not recording the content of a conversation does not reveal much information, think again. Call an oncologist, and the government may know you have cancer.
If you read e-books, and let's say you use a kindle, and while reading the book, you underline certain portions --- Google keeps track of the portions you underline.
There is a great deal of personal information that we each day give away to large companies and governments, with most of us being oblivious to this going on. This is a great way to lose one's freedom, and certainly one's privacy. Facebook is one part of the problem, but it is certainly not the only villain.