> how on earth is anyone presuming that the infinitely pervasive Google is somehow more ok than the very opt-outable facebook? The only way to "opt out" of eit

> how on earth is anyone presuming that the infinitely pervasive Google is somehow more ok than the very opt-outable facebook? The only way to "opt out" of either is to avoid Javascript and try blocking as many of their ad/beacon/tracker domains as possible; although that's a bit of a Hydra. Yes, you can opt out from getting an account and using their applications; the worse part is all of the "shadow profiles" and third-party tracking which is pretty much everywhere these days :(