Xerox Wants Your Browser To Tell Your Story

Ever given false information when prompted for personal details by a website? Don’t worry, the US copying and computing company Xerox hopes to eliminate that kind of questioning because it believes it can get the information without even asking.

It’s no surprise that our privacy is becoming less of a concern to companies with each day that passes, and Xerox is on that bandwagon. They want web browsers to send information about you to companies, simply based on your web habits.

Over a period of time, it might determine that you are in a certain age group, sex and also how much money you might make. Of course, this is nothing to be excited over. You can read the large patent application to see a wide selection of scenarios.

Source: New Scientist Tech