We techies like to believe that we can find technical solutions to these problems but I think this is misguided. Even for a very technical user completely untan

We techies like to believe that we can find technical solutions to these problems but I think this is misguided. Even for a very technical user completely untangling yourself from FAANG is a lot of work and a massive inconvenience. And if this kind of privacy is really only available to a small technical elite then how much good is it anyway? Privacy is only really valuable when it's accessible to everyone. Respect for user privacy is going to have to come from regulation.