Comment by icebraining

> You decide the browser and extensions you are using, and your computer is actually making the connection to the others websites.. !

Consent requires intent. Just because my browser happened to connect to some website, does not mean I give consent to have my accesses recorded and used for other purposes.

You may say it's legitimate to log and track without consent, but you can't invent my consent.

And the fact that it's often considered legitimate to log and track without consent is what enables most surveillance capitalism (though some consensual business models exist as well).

> When you send a regular snail mail you don't control either the postal box used -- a company could be scanning the document.

And that would be part of surveillance capitalism as well.

> The issues lies in the fact that the streets are public and not private places

Maybe so; analyzing such questions is part of the studies on surveillance capitalism.