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Re:E-books are fast becoming tools of corporate surveillance by legitster on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @10:22AM (#38628661)
> By default, Elsevier surveils every page a student visits on the internet—whether it’s related to their education or a google search for nearby abortion clinics.

How is this even possible? The article has nothing to back this up.

And it's not even an e-book! Elsevier uses a custom JavaScript "reader". So it's just a web page. But I think someone read their privacy policy and got confused about what they are capable of.

Re:E-books are fast becoming tools of corporate surveillance by pcstl on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @04:00PM (#38634073)
I was thinking the same thing. This article seems remarkably light on the facts. They throw around a handful of scary words, but there is very little evidence to back it up or even specifics of how this surveillance might be happening or what data is being sold.