Hi Asyn,
You are right. I do not mind to give up some anonymity, I am also legally obliged to do so or my ISP is legally bound by regulations. But I like to block some private parties from tracking me, because they will earn from my clicks and what do I get in return, not much only more ads served up faster and I have an ad-machine where I have to read the useful info in between the pop-ups and unders. I know youngsters there had this all day during infancy cannot live without this, but again it is not my world by choice.
And I know what has been repeatedly remembered here by some: "These are the sign of the times, live with it and when you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear". But all those that state these mutterings, have they ever gave it a split second to ponder why this all was systematically and very subtly brought over us. You can say well I like to give up some anonymity for a good course and the good of all, up and until the moment there is no privacy whatsoever left and you feel you hands tied together at your back and then you will exclaim: "How did that happen, why I forgot to notice - the milkman is no longer coming to the door, I miss the butcher, the greengrocer, now all the farmers start to disappear, we do not have to "hold up appearances" somehow, and at the call center I never know who I will get on the line next. So my point is, I do not want to be lead blindly and want some of my individuality left, so I ask you earnestly where have the checkers gone to check on those that check on us (they have the anonymity now I so clearly miss), and I know there are some people that have given that a good thought also,
polonus