on the other hand, in many cases this information is revealed, to no apparent ill effect. Look at Linode's display of how many servers they have is available.

on the other hand, in many cases this information is revealed, to no apparent ill effect. Look at Linode's display of how many servers they have is available. They are giving away how much business they do in a day, but is that hurting them? if anything, I think it helps them. several other popular companies here on HN post their revenue numbers publicly. So yeah, while you should be aware of such things, and make a conscious choice, well, for many of us, this isn't data that really needs to be kept secret.