You might fill in the contact form, but then have second thoughts. Do you really want to tell this company how much you’re worth or how in debt you are? You change your mind and close the page before clicking the Submit button and agreeing to Quicken’s privacy policy.

But it’s too late. Your email address and phone number have already been sent to a server at “murdoog.com,” which is owned by NaviStone, a company that advertises its ability to unmask anonymous website visitors and figure out their home addresses. NaviStone’s code on Quicken’s site invisibly grabbed each piece of your information as you filled it out, before you could hit the “Submit” button.

Zo, wat een valse streken. Auto-fills op zo’n site zijn helemaal verschrikkelijk. Ik vraag mij af of dit allemaal wel zo legaal is.

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Before You Hit ‘Submit,’ This Company Has Already Logged Your Personal Data