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If the age of computer technology has helped in one way more than any other, it’s that it has helped increase our ability to track information. There was a time when tracking something meant making mental notes and applying it to a log. Either that or companies would base their advertising data solely on surveys. However, the fact is that no one these days does anything strictly off of focus groups. Everywhere you look you are being tracked. From the JCPenny coupon codes, to the places you visit online, to a number of other objects or actions with electronic prints, and even to your pets, a huge number of items are being tracked. This information is coded, calculated, and used for the benefit of both consumers and companies.
Next time you’re at a search engine, look over to the right side and look at the advertisements. Chances are they will be pretty similar to the types of things you were searching for online. This is no fluke; wherever you search and whatever websites you visit are tracked through something called cookies. These cookies are used so websites can take the places you visit into account and offer you the exact right items when you are next there.
Even your pets are being tracked now. There is a chip you can put in your pet so, if they were to run away, they can traced back to you with the help of technology found at local animal shelters. The embedded information includes contact information so they can easily get in touch with you. This technology is there for the benefit of everyone involved and it will continue to grow as all technology does.