Dozens of councils are using privately developed software to "mass profile" benefit claimants, privacy campaigners say.
The algorithms, designed to predict fraud and rent arrears, "treat the poor with suspicion and prejudice", according to Big Brother Watch.
Tracking your phone's gyroscope, scanning your messages and giving your data to third-party companies.
These are just three of the things you agree to when signing up to some tech companies' apps and sites.
BBC research has found some of the language used in privacy policies and terms requires a university education to be understood.
There are some interesting points for discussion here including; 'the toy not only listens to your child, but then records everything and sends it to a third party as a text file for analysis. A third party that, coincidentally, offers a voice analysis service to law enforcement and the military.'
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