The difference is that a store doesn't spend significant amount of their resource on you when you just look around, but most of websites do. Suggesting that si

The difference is that a store doesn't spend significant amount of their resource on you when you just look around, but most of websites do. Suggesting that sites do not have right to retain information about what you asked them to do after you've read an article or created an account, would be similar to saying that bookstore should allow you to read entire books standing in the store, or that they can't use their security cameras because you may be visible on them.