Article 385V9 Web analytics companies offer "replay sessions" that let corporations watch every click and keystroke for individual users

Web analytics companies offer "replay sessions" that let corporations watch every click and keystroke for individual users

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Cory Doctorow
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The "replay sessions" captured by surveillance-oriented "analytics" companies like Fullstory allow their customers -- "Walgreens, Zocdoc, Shopify, CareerBuilder, SeatGeek, Wix.com, Digital Ocean, DonorsChoose.org, and more" -- to watch everything you do when you're on their webpages -- every move of the mouse, every keystroke (even keystrokes you delete before submitting), and more, all attached to your real name, stored indefinitely, and shared widely with many, many "partners." (more")

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