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ads are an euphemism; as if they would only inform you of something, that then you would feel compelled to purchase. Instead, they track people. Build profiles. Store profiles. Which are the to be used. Sure, you can make your salary by being a collaborator, but history will set you in perspective: "With hindsight, we didn't need this giant network of unofficial collaborators," he adds. "We were too worried about what might happen. We should have trusted people more." But they did not trust the people when they were in power. And thousands of fragmented lives, and fragmented documents, still bear powerful witness to how a secret police force spread throughout a society. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19344978 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19344978