> I know the "best" way to stop this kind of privacy violation is good consumer protection and privacy laws But I don't want any of my data collected or shared

> I know the "best" way to stop this kind of privacy violation is good consumer protection and privacy laws But I don't want any of my data collected or shared! The laws you are hoping for won't allow that - if they existed, at best they would only allow those companies to whom you have consented. Ie the mega-corporations. Local shops would be the ones without the data. Which would be pretty much exactly the opposite way I would choose to share my data, if I were forced to by law.