From the Editor
Google, Facebook and their fellow tech giants can talk about strengthening privacy all they like, but it doesn’t alter this blunt truth: how much money they make depends entirely on how closely they track you online. They don’t make cars, mine gold or run hotels. They sell advertising space to companies that want to know everything about you, from the last link you clicked online to the last item you bought. They’ll never stop wanting more information because every lost piece of data means they make less money. I don’t mean this to be alarmist. Many people have made their peace with online tracking, accepting it as the price for free online services. But you have much more control over the degree of tracking than you think. In our Cover Feature, Robert Irvine…