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The Filter Bubble

http://www.thefilterbubble.com/10-things-you-can-do So you want to pop your filter bubble — to see the neutral, un-filtered, un-personalized web. How do you go about it? Unfortunately, there are no magic bullets : The ad companies and personal data vendors that power and profit from personalization are far more technologically advanced than most of the tools for controlling your personal data.

Facebook instant personalization: How to disable it, and why

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/facebook-instant-personalization-how-to-disable-it-and-why/8006 Updated: see below. Facebook's 'instant personalization' feature allows the walls between the social network and the world to be broken through for a seamless experience for all.

A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy

If we ask whether a fact about a person identifies that person, it turns out that the answer isn't simply yes or no. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/01/primer-information-theory-and-privacy