Every time I see a story like this I'm reminded how close we are to unauthorized bread [0] and it saddens me each time.
Humanity was given the greatest communication tool we could imagine and we use it to spy on people and steal their data, so companies can sell more shit. What a waste.
[0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41085118-unauthorized-br...
On a side note, I'm convinced Doctorow is the greatest cyberpunk writer there is, but I'm also sure the reason for this is because earlier writers had to imagine a dystopian future. Doctorow, like the rest of us, is living that future (which is much more boring that fiction made out) and he's simply documenting what he sees.