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by dehrmann 1568 days ago
Good luck with that. The list of companies to avoid is pretty long.
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All you need to do is unplug your modem and you're good to go.
Credit card companies sell your data, too. You basically have to use cash and not have a cell phone.
If only it was that easy. The supermarket near me has a "data collection" notice about some tracking BS and to ask an associate for details and to opt-out (yes, as if the minimum-wage teenager would know anything about it, and how would the opt-out even work).
The teenager making minimum wage would almost certainly summon a manager.
Don't drive into a mall parking lot, or use visa card, or ....
Your list of companies is too short. Throw out the market leaders who spend on brand and cheat somewhere else in the chain and look for a smaller company.
Why are smaller companies any better in this regard?
They haven't perfected extracting value and the lockin potential is lower as smaller companies don't have the moat.