Comment by sudobash1
5 hours ago
To make that analogy closer to the Internet reality, I would say that Internet tracking is more like a cabal of shop-keepers, librarians, neighbors, utility pole workers, and so on who are keeping track of all the faces, all their habits, what they look at, what they say, who they interact with, and share this information amongst themselves, recording it in perpetuity. They also share details with the police and anyone who cares to purchase them.
When you talk about a "shopkeeper" it gives it a small community charm. The Internet is anything but that.
Exactly. The "shopkeeper" is cross-correlating my sleeping habits, my browsing data, 27 data-leaks, my credit score history, the proximity of other devices and WiFis, the pictures my in-laws posted of a get-together, sentiment analysis of voice messages...
All while showing me 2 advertisements before I enter the store, trying to trick me into clicking a mysterious "track me more" button while I try to get toothpaste, and never lowering the price of pasta for me because my wife mentioned on a post that she loves eating Italian.
And he's the town's least creepy shopkeeper.