Ever tapped a loyalty card, bought something online, or asked Siri for directions? Somebody, somewhere, is collecting that data – often so they can buy it and sell it, like any other product. There are even dedicated 'data brokers' who specialise in this murky and lucrative trade. We investigate who gathers your data, and where it ends up.
Who has your data
Who has your data
And how did they get it?
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Buy now, pay later providers move into the data business
How BNPL providers, like Afterpay, Humm, Klarna and Zip are using and sharing your personal data for profit.
Browser fingerprinting and the death of cookies
Third-party cookies may be on the way out, but a new tracking technology has already sprung up in their place.
What are loyalty schemes like Flybuys and Everyday Rewards doing with your data?
How the data you hand over at the checkout can be shared and sold to businesses you've never dealt with.
How and why Windows 10 tracks your location data
Just how much does Microsoft know about your movements?
How and why Facebook tracks your location data
Learn how Facebook tracks where you've been and how you can control it.
How and why Twitter tracks your location data
Where you go and what you do are data points that sell to you.
How and why Google tracks your location data
Google tracks and saves your location data mostly for advertising, but there are other reasons, too.
Personal alarms that leave your data exposed
CHOICE testing reveals widespread information insecurity.
Facebook, Google and your personal data
Taking control of what the tech titans know.