> * you could not opt out of Stasi, but you can opt not to give up your data voluntarily (at the cost of convenience) 1) Many of the tools involved can't actua

> * you could not opt out of Stasi, but you can opt not to give up your data voluntarily (at the cost of convenience) 1) Many of the tools involved can't actually be opted out of without technical knowledge. 2) I know at least two services (Facebook, LinkedIn) who have profiles on me despite me not having accounts with them. 3) I know of at least one analytics tracking service that resells data and links things to social media that was successfully sued for using invasive ways of tracking people that was only possible to opt out of with javascript blocking. So while its decentralized for the most part, it really isn't possibly to actually opt-out in any substantial way without javascript & ad blocking [which I've met quite a few people who just turn it off because its "too confusing" or never install it in the first place].