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Social Media & Data Brokers
Sarah A. Downey,
@SarahADowney
Randal L. Schwartz, @Merlyn
education level
estimated net
worth
types of recent
purchases
number of kids
religious &
political views
marital status
mortgage
amount
investments
salary
habits (like
smoking &
gambling)
contact info
How they know it:
involuntary
How they know it:
voluntary
Uses (and misuses)
• Lowered credit scores and
credit limits
• Price discrimination
• Denial of insurance
coverage, or more
expensive coverage
• Lost job opportunities
• Stalking, harassment
• Identity theft
• Filter bubbles
• Censorship of speech and
association due to fear of
later repercussions
• Erosion of the 4th
Amendment
Online + offline melding
Brick &
mortar store
Opting out: it’s hard
Enclosed circles show affiliation between sites (same opt-out
procedure, same parent company, and/or shared databases)
/ /
DIY:
abine.com/optouts.php
Facial recognition
Privacy tips
1. Guard your info
2. Opt out
3. Smart profile pics
4. Block trackers
5. Use alias data
6. Support privacy orgs
abine.com/maskme
Be vigilant about your personal info,
and happy Dragon Con.
Thanks!
Sarah A. Downey
@SarahADowney
sarah@sarahadowney.com
Randal L. Schwartz
@Merlyn
merlyn@stonehenge.com

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Social media and data brokers, presented at 2013 DragonCon EFForums with Randal Schwartz

  • 1. Social Media & Data Brokers Sarah A. Downey, @SarahADowney Randal L. Schwartz, @Merlyn
  • 2. education level estimated net worth types of recent purchases number of kids religious & political views marital status mortgage amount investments salary habits (like smoking & gambling) contact info
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5. How they know it: involuntary
  • 6. How they know it: voluntary
  • 7.
  • 8. Uses (and misuses) • Lowered credit scores and credit limits • Price discrimination • Denial of insurance coverage, or more expensive coverage • Lost job opportunities • Stalking, harassment • Identity theft • Filter bubbles • Censorship of speech and association due to fear of later repercussions • Erosion of the 4th Amendment
  • 9. Online + offline melding Brick & mortar store
  • 10. Opting out: it’s hard Enclosed circles show affiliation between sites (same opt-out procedure, same parent company, and/or shared databases) / /
  • 13.
  • 14. Privacy tips 1. Guard your info 2. Opt out 3. Smart profile pics 4. Block trackers 5. Use alias data 6. Support privacy orgs
  • 15.
  • 17.
  • 18. Be vigilant about your personal info, and happy Dragon Con. Thanks! Sarah A. Downey @SarahADowney sarah@sarahadowney.com Randal L. Schwartz @Merlyn merlyn@stonehenge.com