Invasion of My Private Eye

There are too many people trying to find out about my spending habits.  Every time I make a purchase, it seems some one wants my area code, or zip code, or birth date.  I don’t want these companies finding out about me.  If I get the chance to check the box that says “if you mark this we will not share your information” then you can rest assured I’m checking that box.

Even with all the information that companies can get today, it doesn’t seem to be enough.  Now they don’t just want to know what I’m doing with my money, they want to know what I’m doing with my eyes.  I’m sure that tracking how many people actually look at an ad is beneficial for the advertisers, but it gives me the creeps to know some tiny computer is scanning my retina.

This is only the beginning.  Eventually they will find a way to mark the retina of the people look, or have a code that says exactly who that person is, like in the sci-fi movie with Tom Cruise.  Then they will be able to track whether or not the looker did more than look.

It is enough already.  Make products worth buying, spend the money on the development, and quit worrying so much about the spiffy ads.  And quit trying to read my mind (or at least my eyes).  If my husband hasn’t figured it out, there is no way a computer will ever be able to do it.