The Secret Life of Your Personal Data, Animated

The average user has 736 pieces of personal data collected by internet and cell service providers every day, and different service providers retain this information for anywhere between 12 and 60 months. See how you are creating a Digital Identity and a Digital History every day in this animated video.

Hazards of the FaceBook Generation

Image via WikipediaIf a stranger came up to you on the street, would you give that person your name, Social Security number and e-mail address?

If your answer is No, read on:

• How Privacy Vanishes Online (NYT)
  
• Stanford Researcher Finds Lots of Leaky Web Sites (NYT)
• Tracking the Trackers (Stanford Law School)
• Digital Collection of Private Information From Consumers and Citizens (Center for Digital Democracy)