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I guess you always pay in cash. The amount of information which banks and card issuers collect about you is just tremendous. And unlike web ads, they know your

• mmcgaha 4y ago
  Credit/debit card companies have more of some information but they know less about my psyche. They may know that I buy guns but they don't know that I like single action revolvers. They may know that I eat out but they don't know that I am allergic to shellfish. They may know that I went to the doctor but they don't know that I have some weird pimple on my butt. They may know that I watch porn but they don't know that I am into pygmy doggy style. The web trackers know all of this about me and probably some weird stuff that I am too ashamed to share.
• BLKNSLVR 4y ago
  Those institutions are a fair bit more regulated than 'big ad tech'. It's a good point though, and to add to it: mobile comms companies' ability to track device, and therefore individual locations.
  • mojzu 4y ago
    I'm also uncomfortable with what these companies do with the data they collect, however I think there is a difference in that I directly entered into an agreement with these companies, signed a contract and have some avenues of recourse such as closing my account and moving to a competitor, complaining to a regulator or even going to court. When it comes to ad companies hoovering up data wherever they can I have practically no options to do anything about it, even figuring out which companies have collected my data would be a sisyphean task
• RajT88 4y ago
  What a peculiar response to a comment about ads infecting your PC with malware!