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>>lxm+(OP)
In an age where newspapers were bought at news stands for cash, identity of the reader was entirely anonymous.

In an age where printed periodicals were delivered by subscription, the subscriber information was available (and yes, often tracked by local and federal law enforcement), but not the specifics of what articles were read.

Today, with Web-based document delivery and Javascript instrumentation, the specifics of who reads what articles, time on page, sections read, interactions, shares, and more, are available not just to the publishere but advertisers, any entities hacking into or accessing their systems, app developers, and more.

And, yes, law enforcement, whether under warrant, subpoena, or ... other methods.

>>dredmo+Lh
I still read my "primary" newspaper like an old newspaper, in a sense.

Yes, I read it on my iPad through an app, but it simply renders a PDF of the actual physical newspaper and its layout.

So there's no way to fit dynamic ads, JavaScript nuggets, etc. They can't really determine what article I read.

I think that should really be the norm for electronic newspapers. How is it in other parts of the world?