Secrets in Your Data Preview
Preview: Season 51 Episode 7 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.
Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. Find out where your data is going, who’s selling it, and how you – and a new kind of web – could put control back in your hands.
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Secrets in Your Data Preview
Preview: Season 51 Episode 7 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. Find out where your data is going, who’s selling it, and how you – and a new kind of web – could put control back in your hands.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Narrator] Our modern digital lives come with a trade off.
- [Speaker 1] Everything you do on the web is being tracked and logged.
- [Speaker 2] Who you are, what you're doing and where you're going.
This is a data report about you.
- Ah, this is my address.
- [Narrator] Can we maintain privacy without fully unplugging?
(cell phone shatters) - You get to control how much you share.
- We're building new foundations for the internet.
- [Narrator] "Secrets in Your Data" on Nova.
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Are Your Online Passwords as Safe as You Think?
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Your dog's name, birthday, and zip code do not make secure passwords. (2m 22s)
How to make your data more private online
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You do have some control in how much data you share online. (4m 2s)
Is your phone listening to you?
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It doesn’t have to – advertisers may already have all the information they want to know about you. (4m 25s)
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National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.