Big Brother is Watching You

In the morning, an alarm on my phone wakes me up. I go to the gym, scanning a little chip to let me in at the door. I listen my suggested tracks on Spotify. For lunch, I Google recipes and when I do my groceries, I scan my Visa PayWave and Everyday Rewards Card. I

“We Will Build a Great Wall(ed garden)”

I’ve always been quite conscious of my internet usage, and observant of how “Walled Gardens” such as Facebook use my metadata to create tailored advertisements. I couldn’t tell you how many times I have been looking at dresses online, and then open my Facebook tab to almost instantaneously find an ad from a related website. You