This weekend I shopped online, specifically Amazon, in a vain attempt to find just the right surge protector for the home office. My methodology is simple. Find some I like, add them to the cart, come back later and make a decision on which to order.

Over the course of the week nearly every website I visited had advertising about surge protectors and related electronic goodies. How did those advertisers, Google in many cases, know I was looking for surge protectors? I was tracked, stalked, and preyed upon with an incessant barrage of messages which may not go away even if I make a purchase. Yes, the browser has become a dangerous tracking app.