Companies Using Social Media To Snoop On Your Life
Privacy on the Internet is just about non-existent. Now insurance companies are using your fun pictures and postings for everything from pumping up premiums to finding fraud.
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Privacy on the Internet is just about non-existent. Now insurance companies are using your fun pictures and postings for everything from pumping up premiums to finding fraud.
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