I don’t know that they can at present. However, with the emergence of AI and the increasing size of our digital footprints, I worry that it might become possible join the dots in future. Things are changing fast. In the UK, we now face the prospect of compulsory digital identification. Databases are often leaked. As they said during WW2, careless talk costs lives.
It doesn’t feel like the cosy safe world we once had anymore. Maybe I’ll feel more reassured later, but for now I am going to be cautious.
