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Trading Digital Privacy for Convenience

Posted April 14, 2010 10:49 AM

From CNN.com - Technology:

It only takes the touch of a finger to locate the nearest bank, purchase tickets for a movie or find directions to just about anywhere in the world. The digital revolution has changed the way the current generation carries out everyday tasks. But some say that convenience has come at the price of your privacy.

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Re: Trading Digital Privacy for Convenience

05/04/2010 4:41 PM

Indeed it has. But most folks don't know the half of it. There are several books about this subject, but one to read is, "No Place to Hide", by Robert O'Harrow.
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