re: #22 Killgore Trout

I’m more peeved that it seems my credit card purchases and now somehow linked to the banner ads I get. If I pay $20 for organic pesticide with my debit card, I’ll start seeing banner ads for pesticide and gardening stuff within an hour. I never give personal info to the stores so I assume it must be my bank and ISP have some info sharing agreement.

Of course your bank shares, you can’t make electronic transactions and remain anonymous. Apart from doing cash-only transactions in person (so UPS, FedEX, et al won’t have your info), you have a very limited ability to control what is shared.

Example: Bank of America’s U.S. Consumer Privacy Notice.

B of A U.S. Consumer Privacy Notice