Tuesday, April 4

Invasion of Privacy


 Without my knowledge or approval, whenever I perform a google search on an item I am curious about, information about that item shows up on my phone, on my facebook account, and on my news feed.  


If I am curious about hydrogen cars, then I get ads about hydrogen cars.

If I search for hearing aids, then I get ads about hearing aids.

If I am curious about what an EV is selling for, then I get ads for EVs.


I disregard the ads and it is no big deal, except for the fact that someone is tracking me and what I am looking at and then trying to sell me those items...  If I was browsing in a shopping mall, they would not be able to do that.  


When I am approached like that, when it is uninvited, then the last thing I am going to do is buy from you...  just for spite, I will buy from someone else who did not pester me.


This may be the weay the world is right now, but I am not going to play their games.


Lots of people admire the pesistence of someone who pesters people...  and, I don't deny that those who pester might one day become very wealthy as a result, but not from me.


This invasion of privacy is going to come back and haunt us one day...  but then it will be too late.

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