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> antithetical to human dignity and people's freedom This is an extraordinary claim and thus requires extraordinary proof. Speaking for myself, I feel absolute

• mark_l_watson 5y ago
  I understand your point, but do you have the right to say that other people’s privacy can be impinged? If you want to, here is a homework assignment: read the excellent book “Privacy is Power” and see if your opinion doesn’t change.
• buran77 5y ago
  > Speaking for myself That's the problem, many other voices were disregarded. Being tracked on the internet is not too different from being peeped on in the shower. Some like it, some don't care, and some definitely wouldn't want to consider the possibility. In that spectrum of views someone will feel "absolutely no loss of freedom or dignity". Your argument can easily be applied to pervasive surveillance, backdoors, tracking malware, etc. (along with the traditional "only criminals should fear it"). I even heard it from people using this "I wouldn't mind if it happened to me" as a defense for sexual harassment. I'm glad it works for you, what about the people for whom it's not working? At the very least this should have been a real choice. If people aren't bothered then explain the choice and let them make it. Anything else is abuse.