PHOTO: clickclickclick
An eerie website called clickclickclick, developed by a Dutch media company shows how your online behaviour is constantly monitored by your browser. The website identifies actions taken by the user in real-time, from movements on the page to visits on other websites in the hope of raising privacy awareness.
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The website was developed by VPRO, a Dutch media company, and Studio Moniker, an interactive design company. Roel Wouters, Studio Monkier designer told VPRO that the experiment was conceived to remind people about privacy and big data. “It seemed fun to thematise this in a simple and lighthearted way,” the designer said.
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"I am actually quite internet aware, but I am still very often surprised that after I watched something on a website, a second later I get instantly personalised ads," fellow designer Luna Maurer said.
Earlier, Amnesty International said on Tuesday that tech companies such as Snapchat and Skype had not been adhering to basic privacy protections necessary for users. By failing to adopt standard rules these companies were putting user’s human rights at risk, the oragnisation added.
Amnesty's new Message Privacy Ranking examines famous messaging applications in a bid to ensure they use encryption to protect users’ privacy and freedom of expression.
This article originally appeared on The Independent.
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