Gov cant spy on you but private business can ?

Real interesting story from NPR via the Wall Street Journal about the big money being made selling information about you from the web. The reporters studied how many tracking devices the 50 top most vistited websites on the web put on your computer and then who that information goes to.

And speaking of tracking - Facebook activated a new "feature" this week which sends the GPS location of where you log in to anyone who wants it. And yes, if you log in with your phone its going to track the phone. Its another "feature" you need to opt out of rather than opt in.