# Pay-for-privacy offers and the unequal ability to avoid surveillance | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: A service can offer users a choice between behavioral tracking and a paid privacy-preserving alternative, but the fee itself changes who can realistically avoid the tracking.

https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/dit-pay-for-privacy-offers-and-the-unequal-ability-to-avoid-surveillance/

By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-05-12

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Created: 2026-10-17T00:11:30.688617+00:00

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Original source: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/dit-pay-for-privacy-offers-and-the-unequal-ability-to-avoid-surveillance/