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Privacy beyond Facebook: What other companies know about us

There’s been a lot of concern over the past few weeks about Facebook, with Mark Zuckerberg testifying before Congress after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Up to 87 million users had their data collected without their permission.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 13, 2018 • 1 min read

    There’s been a lot of concern over the past few weeks about Facebook, with Mark Zuckerberg testifying before Congress after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Up to 87 million users had their data collected without their permission. But other companies are collecting reams of data too, such as Google, Comcast, Verizon. Google, for instance, knows everything you’ve ever looked up or deleted, every email you’ve sent, and events you’ve attended.

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