# NY Times Privacy Project

**URL:** <https://forum.code.org/t/ny-times-privacy-project/31963>\
**Category:** CS Principles\
**Tags:** csp-unit-4-lesson-6\
**Created:** [December 20, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ny-times-privacy-project/31963 "2019-12-20T12:04:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![jranta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@jranta](https://forum.code.org/u/jranta)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ny-times-privacy-project/31963/1 "2019-12-20T12:04:29Z")

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This series provides detailed and powerful examples of data collection. In this article, the NYT explains how location data from cell phones can identify and track individuals, with surprising detail. [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit\_NN\_p\_20191220&section=longRead?campaign\_id=9&instance\_id=14709&segment\_id=19767&user\_id=f1335e864a60d817e5a6de0d850e72e5&regi\_id=54833524ion=longRead](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20191220&section=longRead?campaign_id=9&instance_id=14709&segment_id=19767&user_id=f1335e864a60d817e5a6de0d850e72e5&regi_id=54833524ion=longRead)

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**Author:** ![frank\_w\_lee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/frank_w_lee/32/4895_2.png) [@frank\_w\_lee](https://forum.code.org/u/frank_w_lee)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ny-times-privacy-project/31963/2 "2019-12-23T07:31:34Z")

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Hm, interesting article. Thanks for the resource!