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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.

Panopticlick

Is your browser configuration rare or unique? https://panopticlick.eff.org/

Facebook instant personalization: How to disable it, and why | ZDNet

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/facebook-instant-personalization-how-to-disable-it-and-why/8006 I worked briefly with Microsoft UK in 2006 but no longer have any connection with the company. Regardless, I remain impartial and unbiased in my views.
Q: What is a “Filter Bubble”? A: We’re used to thinking of the Internet like an enormous library, with services like Google providing a universal map.

The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You (9781594203008): Eli Pariser: Books

http://www.amazon.com/The-Filter-Bubble-Internet-Hiding/dp/1594203008

A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy | Electronic Frontier Foundation

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