Anyone that is surprised (or shudders) has not been paying attention.
I agree, but it cannot be said too frequently. . .
Also, dump your free gmail/yahoo email accounts. Fifty bucks a year will purchase a secure email account. No tracking, no spam...no nothing you do not want there.
Dump your smart phone...just one more way for entities to track your Internet/phone/physical location.
Go to the ATM...withdrawal cash. Use it for day to day transactions.
Stay off the toll roads unless absolutely necessary. Federal, state and local governments are rapidly installing ALPR’s along toll roads, major arteries. ALPR = Automatic Lic Plate Readers. They know when you've left, when you arrive, what vehicle your driving, who it's registered to.
Dump Facebook. Excellent way for entities...even your employer to keep track of your day to day activities.
Twitter...watch what ya tweet. Could come back to haunt’cha someday.
Newer autos have black boxes. They provide information on YOUR driving habits. Did you buckle up? How fast were you driving? When and where were you speeding...school zone perhaps? GPS capabilities being incorporated into these black boxes. Get into an accident...don't fib, they'll prove you wrong in a court of law.
Just sayin.