>....and understand the downsides. I believe very few people (if any) actually understand the downsides of having a vast amount of personal data aggregated on

>....and understand the downsides. I believe very few people (if any) actually understand the downsides of having a vast amount of personal data aggregated on every user. All the assumptions below are false: * I know exactly what information on me is given to 3rd parties by online services. * The 3rd parties can provide 100% guarantee that my personal information will remain secure and won't be stolen by hackers or unlawfully traded by an employee. * Even if it gets stolen, there is no way my personal information can be used for identity theft or socially engineered account takeover. * There is no way private aspects of my life (browsing history, online purchases, direct messages, etc.) can become publicly available.