Data Collection and Usage
How User Data Is Collected: (The stuff you're informed about 😂)
Cookies:Small files that websites store in your browser to track your online activities.
Tracking Scripts:Programs embedded in websites that monitor your movements and clicks on the pages.
Applications:
Mobile and web apps often collect data about your activities, locations, contacts, and other personal information.
Who Has Access to This Data and How Is It Used? (Again, the stuff you know 🤷🏼♂️)
Advertising Companies: Use data for targeted marketing.
Analytics Firms: Conduct user behavior analysis for various purposes.
Governments and Security Agencies: May access data for surveillance and security purposes.
Criminals and Hackers: Can misuse this data for various illegal activities.
3. What Data Really Is: (The stuff no one will tell you out loud 😔)
The volume and accuracy of the data you share depend on the technology of the device you use to connect. "Under the Christmas tree," I'm preparing the truth about what the latest smartphone models are capable of monitoring, and I guarantee you that anyone who doesn't feel the urge to destroy their phone after reading this will have my admiration! 😂😂😂
Facts About the Data That Flows Through the Network:
Personal Data: Names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.
Behavioral Data: Browsing history, social media interactions, purchases, interests.
Technical Data: IP addresses, device types, operating systems.
Location Data: Information about where the user is or has been.
Biometric Data: Fingerprints, palm prints, "earprints," "eye prints," heart rate, breathing rate, and other details (let's save some surprises for under the tree… 😂).
Who Can Access This Data and How Can It Be Used?
Advertising Companies: Use data for targeted marketing.
Analytics Firms: Conduct user behavior analysis for various purposes.
Governments and Security Agencies: May access data for surveillance and security purposes.
Criminals and Hackers: Can misuse this data for various illegal activities.
God: Metaphorically mentioned as the absolute authority over data, evoking an omnipresent and omnipotent force.
"THE MAIN ONE": A person, or (believe it or not) an artificial intelligence (AI), who always has the "final say" and controls the entire system. This figure can be seen as the pinnacle of the power pyramid, overseeing all aspects of the digital world. We'll come back to this later. 😏
