>Your first comment was arguing "tracking doesn't exist in the EU, because we have regulations for it" It was not. It is false generalization of my words. >th

>Your first comment was arguing "tracking doesn't exist in the EU, because we have regulations for it" It was not. It is false generalization of my words. >those aware of tracking might end up getting a lot of their data collected via those that are not We all leave pretty big footprint both online and offline, very often through a consented and legitimate process. It is a simple matter of data hygiene to make most of that footprint just useless pile of bits if you control the narrative and spread of information is constrained. Who cares if one of my phone numbers landed in a public database because I registered a company many years ago? I wrote a lot on this forum — do you think you can build a precise portrait of me with this, that or some other data? Do you really believe one can use it against me in a way I would not expect? A while ago I was working on a data mining project for some Western government, an information warfare they used to shape public opinion globally. I know quite well what data can be extracted, especially with modern technology. Without privacy laws there exists asymmetry between data industry and individuals, but the balance is shifting to the point, where you can actually manage what others know about you.