Invasion of privacy or unintentional oversharing?

Posted on March 15, 2019

By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff writer

“Have you lost your spare car key or remote?” read the sponsored Facebook advertisement on Perry resident Amanda J.’s newsfeed. Less than an hour before logging onto Facebook, she had used her smart phone to contact family members to ask if they had her missing truck key.

There is growing proof that companies are using your cellphone and other smart devices to not only track your online movements and geographical locations, but to also listen in on your conversations.

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