Almost every company we interact with collects some amount of data on us. Sometimes it’s information the company needs to know to provide their service – Venmo needs your bank account number, and Uber needs your location.
Often, however, companies gather a lot more information about you than they really need to, and use it in ways that have nothing to do with delivering the service you’re expecting to get. This violates our data privacy, and can cause real trouble for consumers.
RJ Cross is the Director of the Don’t Sell My Data Campaign and joins us this hour
