Americans are getting really creeped out by devices eavesdropping on them and tracking them
You've heard it a million times: Americans don't care about our online privacy. Turns out that's not really true. Anxiety levels over privacy and security are peaking as the relentless collection of online data and the steady drumbeat of data incursions and breaches take a toll. People are worried like never before about eavesdropping by smart home devices such as Google Home and the Amazon Echo or having their microphone tapped to target them with personalized ads and increasingly they want a say over how their personal information gets used, according to a survey released Tuesday to observe Data Privacy Day. More than 8 in 10 American adults expect to have control over how a business handles their data, the survey released by privacy firm DataGrail found.
Jan-28-2020, 18:39:13 GMT
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