On 10/17/2015 9:09 AM, Muggles wrote:

In virtually all of these cases, you have an option to NOT be tracked;
by simply not participating in the activity that is being tracked!
E.g., don't send USPS mail, don't shop in department stores, don't
do web searches, etc.

The same applies to MS/W10 -- don't *use* it! :

Some people call that marketing strategies! I never agreed with that
conclusions, either.

We (SWMBO & myself) are "terrible" consumers. We are exposed to very
little advertising (minimal "mass media" exposure, etc.). And, are
the types that do our own research before making purchases -- instead
of letting someone else *suggest* a purchase.

We also tend to be "need driven" and not distracted by "wants". So,
impulse purchases are just not in the cards for us. E.g., our shopping
day sees us leaving the house with a carefully prepared list of
items -- and returning home *with* those items, not some random
assortment of other things that "caught our eye".

Finally, we consciously make our own decisions as to the "value" of
items and don't rely on someone else's "price point" to set our
expectations as to what we should expect to pay, etc. ("Who
the hell would pay $X for *that*??")

OTOH, I've watched my sister shop. Totally oblivious as to what
she's putting in her cart, no planning, etc. "I want this; I
want that; oh, gee... isn't *this* nice!! Gotta have TWO of those!"

frown