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Digital breadcrumbs: the data trail we leave behind us

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Sinopsis

Once upon a time, in the land of Great Britain, Amanda woke up to the sun shining on a bright Monday morning. Before she got out of bed, she opened the BBC weather app on her phone  to check the weather for the day ahead.  She had started leaving her trail of digital breadcrumbs....... She took a shower, made some breakfast, brushed her teeth and left the house.  Amanda used Facebook to send a message to her friend telling him she was almost at SOAS, the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom. Her friend replied:  “No you’re not!  Your message location says you’re still at home!” Oops. Amanda was busted! She tapped her Oyster Card at the Underground Station and read the news on The Guardian app using the Wifi available underground. Arriving at Russell Square Station, she bought coffee at a cafe using her contactless card and made her way to SOAS for her first lecture of the day. Amanda was blissfully unaware that her morning schedule had created a trail of “Digital