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When Technology Companies Know You Better Than You Know Yourself

Every app on my phone knows more about my daily habits than my closest friends do and this thought keeps me awake at night.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The intimate surveillance of daily life by algorithms raises profound questions about self-knowledge and personal autonomy.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Digital Life & Online Privacy?”

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