I like to think I'm protective of my sensitive personal info. I rip bills and credit card offers into confetti before throwing them out, I never give out my Social Security number, and I can spot a phishing scheme with the best of them. But I've recently come to realize that the safeguarding of my most intimate personal details is completely out of my hands.
Excellent article! I agree on all points. We should have the right in this day and age to have our data removed upon request if we terminate a relationship with a business. I doubt this will ever happen though. Much like you, I choose to not worry about my private information being shared. You articulated this point very well: "Whether it's at the supermarket, passing through a tollbooth, using our cell phones, or checking our email, notes are being taken down about our locations, our habits, our preferences, and our relationships to people, places, and things." (Quote by article author, Tom Conlon.)
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