Say you plan to motor west on the highway that’s the best to mark the centennial of the Mother Road, and someone stops you as you try to begin your journey, demanding that you hand over the emails you’ve used over the past 10 years, along with the phone numbers and home addresses of your immediate family members, before you can take that kindly trip to get your kicks on Route 66.
Or imagine that you are a soccer fan and you want to check out some of the World Cup games that are to be played in Missouri, but before you can use your ticket someone insists you submit to them every Facebook, Instagram or TikTok post, every Twitter or X tweet, and every YouTube video of yours from the last five years before you even go to the stadium.
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