Excellent post Brit44.
I'm always amused by people who make flippant comments about "privacy" but yet have social media accounts, do all of their shopping online and use their smartphone on a constant daily basis.
Just wait until national governments get rid of physical currency and then ALL financial transactions will have a digital footprint. Oh, it's coming. It's just a matter of when.
x2. The only true way to be sure your are not being tracked is the loose all internet devices and move way out into the bush with on a horse with a stack of cash and no electronics.