Has Big Brother Finally Crossed The Line?

The Carrier IQ scandal: Enough is enough
Is a smartphone that spies on its user just another fact of life in the privacy-free digital age? Or has a line finally been crossed?
http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/the-carrier-iq-scandal-enough-enough-180569

As I wrote previously in Personal Privacy in the Social Networking Age:

The key is less about whether or not you are being watched but what you let them see. Do you change in front of an open window, one with sheers, closed drapes, or in another room completely away from the window?

Ultimately, you determine your exposure.

How to stop Facebook, Google+, and Twitter from tracking you
http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/how-stop-facebook-google-and-twitter-tracking-you-174549
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