this is by definition surveillance -- a "...monitoring of behavior, activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, managing, or directing.

this is by definition surveillance -- a "...monitoring of behavior, activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, managing, or directing." [0] to possibly downplay it or imply otherwise because the collected information may (or may not) benefit the user is just spin. [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance