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Five billion people being tracked by Patternz surveillance tool


The commercial surveillance tool Patternz is collecting data from billions of users without permission. This is according to the report "Europe's hidden

This is according to the report “Europe’s hidden security crisis” by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL). The report shows that in Europe, companies and governments are using Real-Time Bidding (RTB) en masse to collect data on internet users. The technology ensures that ad space on websites and inside apps is automatically sold to the highest bidder.

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