It seems like digital tracking is inevitable as technology improves and virtually all important information becomes digital. But you would think there would be a little more resistance to it.

From the Boston Globe: "Over the coming year, the T will install automated fare collection equipment at every subway station and on every bus, allowing riders to pay easily with taps of special smart cards in their names. But each transaction with the plastic CharlieCards will be recorded electronically, creating a record of where users were at a particular time on a particular day. Those records could be subpoenaed by cops, courts or even lawyers in civil cases."

Really, it is almost impossible to avoid at this point. The technology used to track and store information has become virtually essential to everyday life. A little government oversight may slow (but not stop) corporations from tracking and selling personal information. But where's the oversight on the government itself (see: NSA wiretapping)?