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William Gibson

It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information.

William Gibson

Technology

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Whenever we use technology or interact with digital systems, we inevitably share small pieces of our personal data without fully realizing it. These tiny, often overlooked details combine to create a digital footprint that reveals information about our identity and actions.

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