纪录片《深入暗网》 第11期 买卖信息

When I talk about the underbelly of the information revolution,

说到信息化革命的薄弱环节

I'm really talking about the unseen downside

我实际上想说的是信息化革命

of the information revolution.

不为人知的消极面

You know, we obviously have seen all the benefits

我们很明显地就能看到

of having all this information at our fingertips.

信息唾手可得的所有优势

But we're just awakening¹ to the fact

但我们刚刚开始意识到

that we're also being surveilled all the time.

我们一直都在被监视的事实

We're being monitored in ways that were never before possible.

我们被之前从未有过的方式监控着

Every time we browse² the internet,

每次我们上网

what we do can be collated³ and sold to advertisers.

我们的浏览信息就能被收集并卖给广告商

So, basically, online there are hundreds of companies

简单来说 网上有成千上百家公司

that sort of install invisible tracking technology on websites.

他们在网页上设置了隐形追踪技术

They've installed basically a serial⁴ number on your computer

几乎就是在你电脑上安装了一串序列号

and they watch you whenever they see you across the Web

在你浏览网页的时候监视着你

and build a dossier about your reading habits,

然后建立一个你的档案 其中包括阅读偏好

your shopping habits, whatever they can obtain.

购物偏好 还有其它获取到的信息

And then there's a real market for that data.

这些数据有一个真正的市场

They buy and sell it

有人进行买卖交易

and there's an online auction⁵ bidding for information about you.

还会有在线拍卖竞标你的信息

1 awakening   

n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的

参考例句：

• the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
• People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。

2 browse   

vi.随意翻阅，浏览；(牛、羊等)吃草

参考例句：

• I had a browse through the books on her shelf.我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
• It is a good idea to browse through it first.最好先通篇浏览一遍。

3 collated   

v.校对( collate的过去式和过去分词 )；整理；核对；整理（文件或书等）

参考例句：

• When both versions of the story were collated,major discrepancies were found. 在将这个故事的两个版本对照后，找出了主要的不符之处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Information was collated from several data centers around the country. 信息从城市四周的几个数据中心得到校对。 来自互联网

4 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

5 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。