If you are anything like me, you're regularly annoyed at all the "accept the cookies" prompts we deal with on our screens each time we use the Internet - and let's face it, we use online services a lot! Companies, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and browsers all demand that we agree to their bits of software - aka cookies - being installed on our machines. Many go quite a lot further than just make online sites and services function better, however, - they follow each click and move we make, and even link and cross-reference the other devices we use. Adding insult to injury, some sites are blatantly open about tracking our moves, with email followups like "We've seen you check this out - have another look" - which is cyberstalking! If this kind of snooping took place in a physical store, with someone darting in and out of aisles following us around and checking what we buy, they'd be promptly marched off to the police station.
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