Did you know...we're watching you?

I was doing a bit of research online for a friend this week, and I emailed a real estate listing to myself.

Within a couple of days, I got a helpful email from the listing agent, offering to help me find the house of my dreams.

Below her email was the message she'd received from her electronic system notifying her that I'd been looking at one of her listings.

Here's the message from the electronic system to the agent:


"Did You Know...
You are able to view this visitor's website activities by accessing the Manage Prospects section of your Online Office.

As prospects visit your website for listing information and industry-related content or access the resources provided such as mortgage calculators, [our system] automatically tracks your prospects and organizes them to easily enable you to develop your own leads.

Everything your visitors do on your website is tracked, and, as a result, you'll know exactly what your prospects are looking for before you follow up with a phone call or email. You will gain their confidence with your organizational skills and ability to understand their needs!"


Why am I surprised? Even if Big Brother Government is too busy to watch us all the time, somebody else is probably watching us looking for a chance to sell us something.