/s ? You are being tracked. From devices in stores that watch for wifi/Bluetooth devices to credit card companies building profiles of their card holders.
I guess you should put the /sarcasm/ tag so that people can understand your point.
your purchase been tracked by some private companies, not the government
Is there a meaningful difference when the latter buys it from the former? Or when the latter can easily force it from the former?
You're free to believe that. I'd say there's no reason to.