You Know What About Me? Decoding My Digital Trail Across Major Platforms

Renato Losio

Zusammenfassung
Under European rules, users can request personal data from platforms, but few do, and results are often hard to use. I accessed and parsed data from TikTok, Amazon, Google, and Instagram, uncovering surprising insights and useful tips. Find out what these platforms know about me. And maybe you too!
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Under European rules, every provider has to offer a way to access the personal data a company holds about you. Very few users make a subject access request, and the results are often not user-friendly. From TikTok to Amazon, from Google to Instagram, I asked to access my personal data and parsed the output files. From unexpected statistics to simple parsing scripts, I will showcase some tips and surprising results on what the major providers know about me. And possibly about you too.

Renato Losio
Cloud Architect | AWS Data Hero | InfoQ Editor