Why bother?
"I'm boring. Nobody cares what I do." That changed. Here's a sampling of creeps doing creepy things.
Who are you hiding from?
- manipulative advertisers
- nosy ex's
- nosy neighbors
- coworkers with an axe to grind
- rando zealots from the internet
- unscrupulous content outlets
- local and state governments infringing on rights
- world governments looking for a pawn
Examples of creepy behavior
Alleged Minnesota Shooter Used Data Brokers to Find Lawmakers’ Addresses
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did
This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion
Two data brokers banned from selling ‘sensitive’ location data by the FTC (in late 2024, RIP)
Dozens of Flock AI camera feeds were just out there, no credentials required
A lot of Flock stories by 404 Media
CambridgeAnalytica.org on Surveillance Capitalism, when the price changes based on who you are