Using "own" doesn't always imply ownership. Consider: "my own barber", "my own mother", "my own congressperson". It just means "the X that pertains to my life".

Using "own" doesn't always imply ownership. Consider: "my own barber", "my own mother", "my own congressperson". It just means "the X that pertains to my life". And you're still making the mistake of thinking that the only reason you would want information to be private is because you're ashamed of it. As the paper I referred you to notes, there are other, non-secret, non-shaming information that we don't want to be easily accessible by others. Also, wanting control doesn't imply that the person wants to falsify or hide information. Consider how hard it is to get rid of mistakes on one's credit record.