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[–] JROppenheimer 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Snowden said that they use unique (or close to unique) identifiers to follow you. They can link you to virtually everything you do online.

  • Email addresses for logons
  • Usernames
  • Passwords (yes, if you use the same password for multiple sites they will cross reference that)
  • IP and MAC addresses
  • Location of logons and activity

So even if you do sign up for something secure, they know that it's you using the service and the metadata is still linked to you (still very revealing) but the content isn't known so it reduces your footprint. It's crazy how good at tracking us they have become.

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