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BelNet Puts Online Tracking in Focus

Privacy depends on metadata and retention as well as encryption.

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BelNet's privacy message warns that people are tracked online more than they realize. Encrypted message content does not by itself settle questions about sign-in metadata, resolver traffic, browser storage or device recovery. For a privacy product, the substantive evaluation is what data crosses service boundaries, how long it is retained and who can obtain exceptional access. A warning about tracking is a reason to examine those controls, not evidence that a product has eliminated exposure.

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