Privacy costs a premium. My smartphone sends my private information, such as my current location and browsing habits, back to services, like Google and NSA's PRISM project. John McAfee, a security expert, is developing a $100 device to protect my privacy. This pocket-size device uses the "dark Web" to bounce traffic back and forth between different peers, creating anonymity. Why do I need this? I, as a consumer, gain very little from someone else tracking my what I do on my smartphone. With that in mind, I'd rather keep my personal information secure rather than giving it away. I need pocket-sized privacy in my life. How about you?
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http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_24198989/john-mcafee-reveals-details-gadget-thwart-nsa
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Short of banking information or something else that someone could use to steal money from me, I don't really care about personal browsing privacy that much. $100 is probably not worth it for me.
Sure, them collecting information on us only benefits them, but I'm not sure it would be worth $100 to stop it.
I feel that most people have no real reason against anonymous data collection which is beneficial to people trying to build a better product for me.
Smart business idea? Unfortunately the majority of internet users are ok with their information being mined out. So what if the internet knows who I am, where I live and where I shop. The chances of that information falling into the wrong hands is slim to none right.
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