> not giving out your phone number to people who use these services Come on! Are you even serious? It basically requires you being a hermit, because these peop

> not giving out your phone number to people who use these services Come on! Are you even serious? It basically requires you being a hermit, because these people is fucking everyone. I think I'm pretty close to being as discreet as possible while being considered more or less normal, but it seems to be of no use — I'm not even always sure how fresh-new fake account on Facebook (or such) can imply this or that connection, or how youtube can recommend a video on some quite specific interest I might have shown a while ago on a completely different device. And I don't know about you, but I'm not feeling ready to refuse to interact with a girl/friend/relative because they are using whatsapp. I can only hate fb and wish Zuckerberg a painful death, but I don't see how I can realistically avoid being monitored.