Opting Out of Big Data Snooping: Harder Than It Looks

Lasrick (2629253) writes "Princeton sociologist Janet Vertesi writes about her attempt at hiding her pregnancy from 'the bots, trackers, cookies and other data sniffers online that feed the databases that companies use for targeted advertising.' Big data still found her, even though she steered clear of social media, avoided baby-related credit card purchases, and downloaded Tor to browse the Internet privately."

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[ShieldW0lf]

Fighting for the wrooooong thing.

Insist that you be as well informed as they are, and you might have some luck. Demand that other people put their heads in the sand and increase their own ignorance because you prefer to operate in secrecy? Never going to happen, shouldn't happen.

Sounds like she was trying to keep her employer in the dark to me, probably to protect her right to his money. Not that she'll be working for that money with a new baby on the way, but hey, she's a woman, so she probably doesn't think that's relevant.