Amanda: - Are you aware of the danger of not being considered to be consumers anymore but just products in a contemporary world? Richard: - I don't get what you're saying. How can this happen? Amanda: - Think about an online app that you listen music to. When you select a few songs you like, the app creates a playlist of similar music for you based on that input. Subsequently, you start seeing news about the same artists on different apps and end up buying their albums or concert tickets. Richard: - ----- Amanda: - Certainly yes, it is obvious that our activities and behaviour are tracked by every app on our phones.
A) You're right, this online tracking sounds dangerous indeed, but along with its disadvantages, it has some advantages too, doesn't it?
B) Are you suggesting that apps are selling our data to one another to influence our purchases by controlling what we come across online?
C) I think a person can learn to protect himself or herself by using internet more responsibly, don't you think?
D) Can I protect my personal data from such apps by not accepting cookies, or am I too late to do this?
E) Aren't there any laws concerning personal privacy online? How can they share my data without my permission?