Podcast: How to Protect Yourself (and Your Data) Online

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 by  and Michelle Mizner

FRONTLINE LISTEN NOWOur personal data is everywhere online. Much of it we post ourselves on social-networking sites like
Facebook and Twitter.

But much more is gathered, stored and even sold without our knowledge. We wanted to understand how much of our data is out there, who collects it — and whether, in today’s world of oversharing online — privacy even matters.

FRONTLINE asked two privacy experts to help answer these questions, and talk about what they do to protect themselves online. CLICK HERE FOR THE PODCAST.

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