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When Targeted Advertising Feels Like Mind Reading

I keep getting targeted ads for things I only thought about but never searched for and I am starting to feel like my mind is not private anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The uncanny accuracy of predictive algorithms creates the unsettling sensation that our inner lives are transparent to corporate surveillance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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