Tech Giants Amass Troves of Personal Data, Sparking Privacy Worries
Summary
Major tech companies like Facebook, Google, Apple, Twitter, Amazon, and Microsoft amass vast troves of personal data from users, including contact details, location, browsing history, interests, and even sensitive information like work, income, race, religion, and political views, raising significant privacy worries.
Key Points
- Big tech companies like Facebook, Google, Apple, Twitter, Amazon, and Microsoft collect extensive personal data about users
- The types of data collected include contact information, location, device details, browsing history, interests, and in some cases work, income, race, religion, and political views
- While some companies collect more data than others, the amount of personal information gathered by major tech firms is substantial and raises privacy concerns