Surfing the Web or Privacy...Choose One

Recently came across an article that argues that being tracked by Google is actually good. On March 1, Google publicly notified us that they will be tracking our searches. I'm sure most people have no idea but Google did what they had to do in at least having record of informing us. The only way I found out was in an email from my brother. Ironically it was on my Gmail account. This article is written from the opposite point of view from my post about Mozilla’s Collusion. This author explains how annoying internet ads can be when they don’t target any of your interests. Though this article is written with an optimistic opinion on user privacy, it also states that Facebook alone holds 140 Billion photos. We basically pay for using Facebook by giving some of our privacy whether we know the extent or not. It is also clear that the Department of Homeland Security is also tracking our movement online. The author shows their optimistic point of view but also gives the reader the harsh realities that online browsing isn't what we think or hope it should be.