Websites Share Your Info More Often Than You Think

Websites & Your Data

Websites & Your Data

A study revealed that over half of 165 highly visited websites regularly share your username with third party companies. Usually your information is given to advertisers to provide relevant ads, but many do after simple things like changing your settings or forgetting your password. Read the full article at Reuters.com

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).