Well, alright, they're not - currently - advertised to. But they certainly are data mined (hence all the qualifications about "for advertising purposes"). Quit

Well, alright, they're not - currently - advertised to. But they certainly are data mined (hence all the qualifications about "for advertising purposes"). Quite honestly any mandatory "account" (particularly in an educational setting) gives me the willies. A mandatory account with a private company, let alone the largest advertiser and data miner in the world - well, forgive me if that starts to feel like a corporate dystopia.