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Why is the US so far behind Europe on data privacy? While they're implementing GDPR, we're rolling rules that allow ISP tracking. Is it a cultural or political thing?

Is there any desire for DDG to become politically active in any way, shape or form? Endorse candidates? Create forums for politicians to discuss and debate privacy issues? Also, what organizations do you believe are most effective right now in terms of fighting for privacy rights? (EFF and EPIC come to mind - any others?)

If I'm running Ghostery, why does the Collusion plugin still show that I'm being tracked?

What is the "half life" of user data? That is, how long do companies keep their tracking data for an individual? At what point is it too stale? Actually, as a related question - is there anything you can do after the fact to flush your data? Let's say I've been a dumb user for years, surfing the web - and then I install Ghostery and NoScript and all that... is it too late? I guess I'm hoping that my old data will eventually get stale and be thrown away.

Is there any way for me, as a private citizen, to get a hold of my online profile - to see what is known (or speculated) about me?