> Why should I be able to control what someone else knows about me? Why should companies be allowed to relentlessly spy on everything you do without your conse

> Why should I be able to control what someone else knows about me? Why should companies be allowed to relentlessly spy on everything you do without your consent? For instance, Google literally buys a copy of everyone's credit/debit card transaction data. > as Google said in a blog post on its new service for marketers, it has partnered with “third parties” that give them access to 70 percent of all credit and debit card purchases. https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/05/25/242717/google-now-tracks-your-credit-card-purchases-and-connects-them-to-its-online-profile-of-you/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/05/25/242717/google-no... I fully support a requirement that citizens must give consent before a company is allowed to invade privacy to this extent.