Most Americans don’t realize what companies can predict from their data
&gt; For example, data about a mobile phone’s past location and movement patterns can be used to predict where a person lives, who their employer is, where they attend religious services and the age range of their children based on where they drop them off for school.<p>Is it me? I don&#x27;t consider any of these to be particularly sensitive information.<p>Where you live: We used to have these things called &quot;phone books&quot; where they listed the name, address, and phone number of everyone in town. The world didn&#x27;t collapse.<p>Who their employer is: My name and picture are listed on my employer&#x27;s public website. Not exactly hard to find.<p>where they attend religious services: I don&#x27;t, but of the people I know who do, nobody has ever considered it something they need to hide. Many would want to tell you and ask you to join them.<p>age range of their children: So? If somebody knows you have a kid aged 5-10, then they can...what?<p>I mean, I still try to limit how much information I expose online, but if anything this makes me less worried rather than more.