South Africa, June 3 -- Looking back to the 2002 film Minority Report, it certainly seems as if director Steven Spielberg was privy to the future. The box office and critically acclaimed film points out how we stand to lose our privacy when public digital ads can find you anywhere, trying to sell you things based on your previous purchases.

Back then, did Spielberg know something about the intrusive nature of digital advertising that more and more consumers and lawmakers know now in 2021?

Because at the time of the film's release, Spielberg predicted: "The internet is watching us now. If they want to, they can see what sites you visit. In the future, television will be watching us, and customising itself to what it knows about us. The t...