(Kim Komando) With the hullabaloo about the NSA and its extensive spying programs, it's important to remember that it doesn't have a monopoly on tracking what you do. Other organizations and technology keep tabs on you as well.

I'm not just talking about online advertisers. In fact, you might be surprised at some of the things spying on you.

1. Your car
You may or may not have heard that beginning September 1, 2014, every new car is required to have a black box installed. This will record information about your speed, direction, braking, whether you're wearing a seat belt and everything else going on in the seconds surrounding a crash.

Investigators will know exactly what happened rather than trying to figure it out based on witness testimony. That might not be such a bad thing - if you're in the right.

Of course, the big worry is that the black box might eventually go beyond that. Paired with a GPS, a black box could easily record your entire driving history.

Insurance companies might eventually use the data to set your premiums. Some states, such as California, are already talking about including GPS to tax drivers based on how many miles they drive. What happens if hackers get hold of the data?

"Well," you might say, "I'm not going to buy a car made after 2013." I have some bad news for you. Around 96 percent of new cars already include a black box. In fact, they've been in use by some manufacturers since the early '90s. If your car has one, it will say somewhere in the owner's manual.

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2. Your favorite stores
Whenever you swipe a loyalty card, enter your phone number or use the same card at a store, your purchases go into a database profile. Based on what you buy, stores know way more about you than you think.

Back in 2012, the New York Times Magazine reported a shocking story. A father went ballistic in a Target after the store sent his 16-year-old daughter coupons for baby supplies. What was Target doing sending pregnancy promotions to a minor?

Well, it turns out the daughter really was pregnant. Target had a team that, crunching data from millions of consumers, were eerily accurate at such predictions. Target can tell how far along a pregnancy is and estimate a fairly accurate due date based on what a person buys.

Imagine what else they can figure out about your politics, beliefs, health, relationships and more. Scary stuff.

Target isn't the only store doing this, of course. Any business loves to have an inside edge on its customers so it can time promotions for the most impact.

Of course, imagine if the government got hold of that information (assuming it hasn't already) or your health-insurance provider. Even worse, what about identity thieves and scammers? Think what they could do with invaluable information into your habits.

Given the major data breaches happening lately, with Target coincidentally having the worst data breach in retail history, it isn't a stretch to think this information might get out as well.

And, aside from using fake information - which some people do - or shopping at the farmer's market, there isn't anything you can do about it.

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3. Your Internet service provider
Quick: What's the one organization that knows everywhere you go online? If you read the title of the section, then you know the answer is your Internet service provider.

Not that it's necessarily trying to spy on you, but its business is connecting your computer to websites. And for various business reasons, it saves that information.

Some ISPs keep your traffic information for a few months and others for a year or more. And, of course, any ISP will turn the information over to law enforcement if asked.

Click here for more details about what ISPs keep and who keeps your traffic information the longest.

There is a way around this. You can use a service like Tor or KProxy. These route your traffic through servers around the world. No one can track where you're going.

I should point out that no routing system is foolproof and the government has cracked Tor in the past. So, do me a favor and don't use these proxy services for anything illegal.