Online tracking more common than most realize, finds new study | EurekAlert! Science News

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Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

Online tracking more common than most realize, finds new study | EurekAlert! Science News

'Think of how often sit with your phone, tablet, or computer, quietly shopping or reading the latest headlines. Browsing the internet certainly feels like a solitary activity, but as a new study in the International Journal of Communication reveals, you may be surprised by just how many companies are observing.'

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-11/uopa-otm110915.php

These 50 corporations were monitoring the greatest percentage of third party data from the Alexa top one million sites studied.
http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/103007.php

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