Many thanks for the reply. I will definitely try Ghostery.
I have a mic block app on my cell phone but not sure how effective that really is. It may just be a false sense of security.
Harvesting massive amounts of data about personal activities is far too profitable for big tech and too valuable (from a control standpoint) to big government for them to give it up. Congress is on the take so there’s not much hope they will ever do anything to protect citizens’ personal information or respect their privacy.
In general, if there’s a way to make money or get an advantage over someone, you can be sure legal constraints will be no barrier. They will just do it and find a way shield themselves from exposure and/or liability. Its dirty business and most of the public has no clue what is going on.
Yep... You nailed it. Can’t give them ANY trust or benefit of the doubt at all. Is there motive? Absolutely...