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Electronic Frontier Foundation
@eff.org

Companies like to make metadata sound innocuous, but it matters more than you might think. Here’s why. ssd.eff.org/module/why-...

ssd.eff.orgWhy Communication Metadata MattersAs its name suggests, metadata is data about data. Metadata is used in a variety of contexts, often for cataloging information, like tagging keywords in a video so it’s easy to find later. When it comes to computers, people often first think of "file metadata," which includes details about when...

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Mar Menor
@marmenor.bsky.social

But it's goes far deeper. They collect data on what WiFi u r using, they work out who else is using it. thus can ascertain without any email etc..this person is closely connected to this orher person. Likewise if you've 2 mobiles connection to same WiFi everywhere that person carries 2 mobiles

Mar Menor
@marmenor.bsky.social

And anyone who's ever used pimeyes will understand.. a simple picture of you taken anywhere ..can highlight your footprint on the Internet with a simple search.. #BigBrother Samsung will group all your mobile Pictures based on its facial recognition software.