I've actually taken time to think through my personal participation of the internet. I'm always cognizant of what information I'm exposing about myself with ev

I've actually taken time to think through my personal participation of the internet. I'm always cognizant of what information I'm exposing about myself with every post (including this one). I think one has to be if one wants to protect their own privacy. These companies sure aren't going to protect your privacy for you. I think the answer is to be aware of what sort of information trail one leaves on a particular service, then to be aware of what information is given to that service. I don't know if this will even help, only time will tell. But I do know that just sharing everything like the services prompt you to do probably won't end up being a good thing.