Whatever we consider “data” right now quite simply needs to be thrown out, replaced by things that are MUCH more temporary (e.g. where even the largest “collect

Whatever we consider “data” right now quite simply needs to be thrown out, replaced by things that are MUCH more temporary (e.g. where even the largest “collection” of data becomes useless within a week). And, access needs to be explicitly revocable at any time by either party. There should actually be a difference between, say, me giving you “phone number” and me giving anyone else “phone number” (directly or indirectly). Heck, even for my street address I’d feel better if I only gave out keys that everyone had to cash in at the post office and let the post office convert it to my real house number. There is no technical excuse at this point to have so many different bits of sensitive information floating around. And many of these pieces of information are permanently associated with you, meaning that any slip-up anywhere at any time can create a problem later on.