Instant Genius

Why we shouldn’t be afraid of personal data collection


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These days, pretty much every move we make online is tracked in one way or another. Whether it’s through our social media accounts or online shopping habits, algorithms are getting better at painting a picture of who we are and how we think. But why do we let this happen?


In this episode we catch up with science broadcaster and writer Timandra Harkness to talk about her new book, Technology is not the Problem.


She tells us how various online agencies keep tabs on us, whether we should be worried about it, and why sometimes it can be too hard to resist buying that expensive pair of shoes you keep getting ads for.

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