You’ve doubtless heard the oft-quoted saying that if you’re not the customer for a tech service, then you’re the product. That’s exactly the case for many free apps and services, where the money is made by selling your personal data to data brokers.
In the most innocuous of cases, data such as your location and known interests is used to target you with personalised ads. But in the worst of cases, that data is either purchased or stolen by scammers and identity thieves …
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