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A New Tracker Promises to Collect a Lot More of Your Data, Its Maker Says That’s Better For Your Privacy
Last week on Zoom, where I spend all the best moments of my life, I spoke with the chief product office of an ad tech company called Full Throttle. Amol Waishampayan said his company has a brand-new patented technique that will let companies collect even more of your data — ten times more data, he…
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Ad Blocker Ghostery Is Going Open Source To Win Back Some Privacy Points
The ad blocker Ghostery is shaking up its business model and open-sourcing its code in a bid to earn more consumer trust. The company faced criticism last year over its business model, which involved selling anonymized user data to businesses – not the kind of behaviour you’d expect from a privacy tool.