This current era of frequent Zoom meetings and screen sharing means I get to see how lots of peoples’ browsers are set up, whether they intend me to or not. I often notice that people have personal information visible in their browser window that gives us an unintentional glimpse into their personal...
You may know that most websites collect some data about your browsing habits when you visit the site. Some of these cookies are pretty benign, giving the site owners basic statistics they can use to customize content.
I use Wordpress JetPack and Google Analytics on TedCurran.net so I can und...
Until I saw this TED talk, I didn’t care much that free Web 2.0 tools like Google and Facebook were collecting massive dossiers of information about my online habits. I thought they were just using it to serve me more relevant ads and improve my user experience. It seemed like a small price to pay f...