Your high-tech gadgets are spying on you
Good to remember all the ways information about you is already being collected and stored. Story from the San Jose Mercury News
Connected smart gadgets follow our every move
Recent revelations that the NSA tracked Internet activity has triggered widespread angst, but privacy advocates contend a more pervasive worry is the increasing array of computerized gadgets that are turning the world into a giant "surveillance society."
From web-connected TVs, child-monitoring systems and medical gear to smart cars, clothes and store sensors that track customers, billions of gizmos -- collectively dubbed "the Internet of things" -- already routinely gather and share information on people, often without their knowledge. Some experts fear we are fast approaching a technological tipping point, where it's becoming impossible to hide from snooping devices.
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_23464268/connected-smart-gadgets-follow-our-every-move