How “Personal” is Your Data Online?
If you are like millions of other Americans, your “typical” day includes multiple Internet interactions. You probably check your email account, check in on social media—Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (or all three)—place an online order or two and research why your leg hurts at night or where you want to go on your next vacation. In the course of all those online exchanges, you have likely encountered a “Terms of Service” page—which you probably scrolled through hurriedly, so you could click on “Agree” and get on with your task. What you may not know is by checking “agree” on the Terms of Service Agreement, you essentially permitted your personal information to be tracked, mined, sold and otherwise distributed.
