> I don’t need more surveillance in the guise of consumer tech in my life, much less if anything.

Who said this is being done because you need it?

You're the product here. The shareholders demand growth.

Yep but I'm only the product if they get my money and/or data (and these days it's often the and term not the or).

I simply chose to opt out of that as far as is reasonable without living in a cave by candlelight, it gets harder ever year.