Web Scammer or Big Brother ?

[lugerholsterrepair]

Greg, A fascinating look into our exposure to privacy theft..no not theft. WE actually voluntarily give it away. But like gravity..what can you DO about it? From what I can tell this vid is say 10 years old? It HAS to be 10-100 times worse now. I think back and remember the first time you needed a "card" at the grocery store to get a discount. They forced you to let them spy on your buying habits.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

I think back and remember the first time you needed a "card" at the grocery store to get a discount. They forced you to let them spy on your buying habits.

That must not work too well. The brands/products I liked best were replaced by inferior/poorer tasting ones. All the supermarket did was 'force' me to seek out local food vendors ['restaurants'] selling tasty food. I 'eat out' more now than I ever did.

And why do the supermarket food products insist on putting cheese in/on everything??? I like cheese, but not on everything!!!

[4 Scale]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

Greg, A fascinating look into our exposure to privacy theft..no not theft. WE actually voluntarily give it away. But like gravity..what can you DO about it? From what I can tell this vid is say 10 years old? It HAS to be 10-100 times worse now. I think back and remember the first time you needed a "card" at the grocery store to get a discount. They forced you to let them spy on your buying habits.

Jerry rather than reply to you with a long/boring post, I would just say you must do research. There are tools out there.

The basic tools of the Constitution to protect us remain, and while the trend is concerning it is not fair to call the USA a police state. This mess has grown organically and haphazardly, and govt. and commercial interests are simply exploiting the landscape that has grown around them. It is sort of like air pollution used to be. I remember as a kid in Los Angeles during the 60s how bad the smog could get. People became aware, demanded action and it's gotten better.

There is a growing awareness of the magnitude of the problem and many firms, Apple in particular, are moving to improve protections. Use Apple products, use the available security features, use a better browser like Duck Duck Go, and overall do research on ways to protect your privacy and implement them.

https://duckduckgo.com