How to stop companies knowing everything about you

About this episode

The episode discusses how personal data is used to manipulate various aspects of our lives, including pricing and information consumption.

Our personal data can be used to manipulate the prices we see, the disinformation we believe, and sometimes even who we vote for. So, how much does the internet know about you?

Topics covered

• personal data
• internet privacy
• data manipulation
• disinformation
• consumer behavior

Keywords

• personal data
• internet
• manipulation
• disinformation
• privacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia

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