Should You Panic? You’re Being Stalked Online… Legally.
Posted by Warm Southern Breeze on Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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How about a cookie, instead?
And to make it even better, we’ll make it a STALKING COOKIE!
Yeah… “stalking” as in “we’re watching EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE — where you came from, how long you stay, when you arrive, when you leave, what you click on, hover over, move around upon, your age, sex, where you live, your income, your education level,
• your employer, how long you’ve been there, your kids, their ages, the schools they attend, where you worship if you do, what car you drive, how far you drive,
• what size clothing you wear, your political identity, voting proclivities, what you eat, where you shop for groceries,
• who your doctor is, what conditions you’re being treated for, with what medications, how regularly you take your meds, what your allergies are,
• what teevee shows you watch, who your ISP is, how long you’ve been with them, your cell phone number & provider,
• how much your utility bill was last month, what you read, what you subscribe to, what type computer you use, where you use it, what your email address is, how much email you get,
• how many phone calls you get, how long your conversations are, how many and to whom you send/receive text messages, how many pets you have, their ages, sexes, and breeds, what and how often you feed them, who their veterinarian is,
• how much money is in your bank accounts, how much your mortgage is, and for how long, how many cars you’ve ever owned, how much you travel and where,
• your hair and eye color, your parents’ names, their addresses, birthdates, ages, when and where they and you were born, how many moving citations and/or parking tickets you and they have ever had, who your neighbors are, their and your skin color,
• when and if you menstruate, how often and with whom you have sex, if you use a condom, use any other form of birth control… you get the idea.
Frankly, NONE of that should be public knowledge, but, it is. And, it ALL can be bought for a price.
And YOU ARE THE COMMODITY bought, sold, and traded.
And so, would it surprise you to know that ALL that information cited above — AND MORE — is ALL available to be purchased?
In the EU, their citizens have PRIVACY LAWS that protect them from being stalked by online companies.
But not in the USA.
Again, whyzat?
Congress.
In the USA, NO ONE has any “right” to their own intellectual property, specifically, that means ANY, EVERY, and ALL information about you: YOU, as a human being, what your habits are, your daily routine, your purchases, your income, your medical diagnoses, your doctors, medicines, who you have sex with, when, how, if you use birth control, or not, what animals you own, how much you make & pay taxes, how often you drive, if you do, where you go, how far on average you drive on a daily basis, what size clothes you wear, who your friends & family are, what your genetic information is, and the list just goes on, and on, and on, and on from there.
Yes… YOU are a commodity – an intellectual SLAVE – to be bought, sold, and traded. And what’s worse, ANYONE can obtain that information. ANYONE. All they have to do is… PURCHASE IT.
That’s NOT a joke.
Just think of it this way:
STALKING. 
It’s happening, you just don’t know it.
And THAT’s the whole point.
You are, in essence, an electronic slave, the intellectual property of others, not your self. For if you were your own property, you would have control over yourself and such intimate information.
But, you DO NOT.
At least if you live in the United States, you don’t.
Most Americans are blithely unaware of all the information that’s collected about them, MUCH of it WITHOUT their knowledge, and the only “consent” they give is akin to saying “Yes, I agree” if even that, because most of it is collected clandestinely.
Folks who live in the EU have the great fortune of having politicians who listen, and respond to their constituent-citizens’ needs.
And, they have enacted laws to provide for the SECURITY & PRIVACY of their citizens.
But not in the USA.
Google even has several pictures of your house — street view, and satellite — and they regularly send out crews to photograph your property, and Roomba has the interior mapped out, where your furniture is, and how often you clean.
Your cellphone carrier knows where you go, and when you return.
Your bank knows where you shop, how much you spend, and upon what items.
The companies that made products you purchase know where you bought them, how much you paid for them, how long you’ve had them, and in some cases, how much you use them, for what purposes, and more.
England, of course, is an exception in that matter — that matter being having pols that listen to their constituents’ needs and wants — in some regard, because not too long after they joined the EU, England “opted out” of their newly-acquired membership in the European Union without having any sort of plan of any type, in any shape, or form, regarding how they would do it, and what what they would do afterward. The only “plan,” if it could be called that, was to set a deadline for withdrawal.
Some justifiably moniker the matter as “Unplanned Brexit” Br(itish)+Exit, and the moron pretending to be the Prime Minister, Boris “Buffoon” Johnson, whom has dual citizenship — American and British, having been born in New York City to British subject parents whom were studying abroad in the U.S. His mother deceased in 2021, aged 79.
Now… how about THEM Big Apples, eh?
Yeah. That SOB has FULL entitlement to all rights afforded Americans, such as voting (is that not the very heart of a fraud?), Social Security, Medicare, possession of an American passport, and much, much more — including the ability to campaign for the Office of President of the United States.
Of course, on mustn’t forget income taxes.
Reckon anyone has investigated that matter — that by virtue of his United States citizenship he’s obliged to file income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service? 
If not, it should be.
I just now found this little-reported news item, in which Johnson renounced his American citizenship in 2016. The Guardian also reported on the matter. However, in an appearance on the David Letterman Show in 2006, he did acknowledge that, “As you’ve already pointed out, I could be President of the United States… technically speaking.”
Do our nation’s laws not need to change to reflect that — that a person will forever be ineligible to hold the Office of President if they have ever been a dual citizen of the United States, and elsewhere?
But more to the point.
And that point is evidenced below by those companies’ names and their websites.
What what point might that be?
Cookies.
Not chocolate chip, not oatmeal raisin, not sugar, not peanut butter, not macadamia nut, not gingersnap, not vanilla meringue, not coconut macaroons, not Danish wedding, not shortbread, not pecan sandies… no, none of that, at all. If it were only that tasty.
No, these distasteful “cookies” are trackers — online stalkers would be more accurate, because they LITERALLY watch EVERYTHING do you.
Think of them as invasive, obtrusive, nosy-neighbors — folks that are always up in your business, even if you don’t know it.
Here’s a sampling of cookies from JUST ONE website: Flickr.com, a photographic sharing website, formerly owned by Yahoo!, but sold to SmugMug in April 2018.
In an article published by the USA Today news group about the sale, SmugMug CEO Don MacAskill said in part, that, “We don’t mine our customers’ photos for information to sell to the highest bidder, or to turn into targeted advertising campaigns.”
That’s just a load of horse crap, as you’ll see why momentarily.
The vast majority of Flickr’s users have free accounts which display advertising alongside photos. Although, Flickr does offer “Pro” subscriptions which eliminate advertising, and costs $6 monthly, or $50 annually.
As we continue to see, the United States Congress has NO INTENTION of protecting American’s privacy.
Following is a list of the cookies set by companies on the Flickr website.
And that is JUST ONE example.
JUST ONE.
Here’s another: Business Insider (which follows).
From Business Insider:
Privacy Manager
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Google Advertising Products
Google Advertising Products stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 395.72 Day(s) (34190000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Google Advertising Products
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
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Yieldmo, Inc.
Yieldmo, Inc. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365 Day(s) (31536000 Second(s))
Yieldmo, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
PubMatic, Inc.
PubMatic, Inc. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 90 Day(s) (7776000 Second(s))
PubMatic, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Features
• Use precise geolocation data
Verizon Media EMEA Limited
Verizon Media EMEA Limited stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365 Day(s) (31536000 Second(s))
Verizon Media EMEA Limited
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Features
• Use precise geolocation data
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
Taboola Europe Limited
Taboola Europe Limited stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365.24 Day(s) (31556926 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Taboola Europe Limited
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Store and/or access information on a device
Permutive Technologies, Inc.
Permutive Technologies, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
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• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Piano Inc.
Piano Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Salesforce DMP
Salesforce DMP
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Habu, Inc.
Habu, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Evidon
Evidon
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC
Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 1825 Day(s) (157680000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Store and/or access information on a device
Legitimate Interest Purposes
• Develop and improve products
Features
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
Adslot Inc
Adslot Inc
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• Select personalised content
• Select basic ads
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
The Rubicon Project, Inc.
The Rubicon Project, Inc. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365 Day(s) (31536000 Second(s))
The Rubicon Project, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Store and/or access information on a device
Legitimate Interest Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Develop and improve products
Special Features
• Use precise geolocation data
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
Xandr, Inc.
Xandr, Inc. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 90 Day(s) (7776000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Xandr, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Link different devices
Special Features
• Use precise geolocation data
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
Index Exchange, Inc.
Index Exchange, Inc. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 395 Day(s) (34128000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Index Exchange, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Features
• Use precise geolocation data
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
TripleLift, Inc.
TripleLift, Inc. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 90 Day(s) (7776000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
TripleLift, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Special Features
• Use precise geolocation data
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
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Teads
Teads stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365 Day(s) (31536000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Teads
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
Criteo SA
Criteo SA stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 390 Day(s) (33696000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Criteo SA
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
GumGum, Inc.
GumGum, Inc. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365 Day(s) (31536000 Second(s))
GumGum, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 30 Day(s) (2592000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
Bidtellect, Inc
Bidtellect, Inc stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 90 Day(s) (7776000 Second(s))
Bidtellect, Inc
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Store and/or access information on a device
Legitimate Interest Purposes
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
JWPlayer
JWPlayer
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Amazon Advertising
Amazon Advertising stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 395.72 Day(s) (34190000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Amazon Advertising
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
OpenX
OpenX stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365 Day(s) (31536000 Second(s))
OpenX
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365 Day(s) (31536000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
The Trade Desk
Consent Purposes
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Store and/or access information on a device
Legitimate Interest Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Develop and improve products
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Features
• Use precise geolocation data
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
Smart Adserver
Smart Adserver stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 390 Day(s) (33696000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Smart Adserver
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Special Features
• Use precise geolocation data
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
Kargo Global Inc.
Kargo Global Inc. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365 Day(s) (31536000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Kargo Global Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Select basic ads
• Measure ad performance
• Select personalised ads
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Link different devices
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
• Technically deliver ads or content
Oracle Data Cloud
Oracle Data Cloud stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 180 Day(s) (15552000 Second(s))
Oracle Data Cloud
Consent Purposes
• Create a personalised content profile
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Legitimate Interest Purposes
• Measure ad performance
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
Salesforce.com, Inc.
Salesforce.com, Inc. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 180 Day(s) (15552000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Salesforce.com, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Create a personalised content profile
• Measure ad performance
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
Nielsen Marketing Cloud stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 120 Day(s) (10368000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
Consent Purposes
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Store and/or access information on a device
Legitimate Interest Purposes
• Measure ad performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Features
• Use precise geolocation data
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
Comscore B.V.
Comscore B.V. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 720 Day(s) (62208000 Second(s))
Comscore B.V.
Consent Purposes
• Measure ad performance
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
Bombora Inc.
Bombora Inc. stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365 Day(s) (31536000 Second(s)). This vendor also uses other methods like “local storage” to store and access information on your device.
Bombora Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Measure ad performance
• Create a personalised ads profile
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Receive and use automatically-sent device characteristics for identification
Special Purposes
• Ensure security, prevent fraud, and debug
Dynata LLC
Dynata LLC stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365 Day(s) (31536000 Second(s))
Dynata LLC
Consent Purposes
• Measure ad performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Store and/or access information on a device
Features
• Match and combine offline data sources
• Link different devices
Cavai AS & UK
Cavai AS & UK
Consent Purposes
• Measure ad performance
• Measure content performance
Chartbeat, Inc.
Chartbeat, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Hotjar
Hotjar
Consent Purposes
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Marketo, Inc.
Marketo, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Mixpanel, Inc.
Mixpanel, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
OneSignal Inc
OneSignal Inc
Consent Purposes
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Parsely, Inc.
Parsely, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Skimlinks
Skimlinks
Consent Purposes
• Measure content performance
• Apply market research to generate audience insights
• Develop and improve products
• Store and/or access information on a device
Facebook, Inc.
Facebook, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Store and/or access information on a device
Twitter, Inc.
Twitter, Inc.
Consent Purposes
• Store and/or access information on a device
Yahoo Ad Manager
Yahoo Ad Manager
Consent Purposes
• Store and/or access information on a device
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