> lots of 'little' things that add up to a big thing. Yes. Another way to think about it is that we have a situation where people/citizens as a whole are hurt

> lots of 'little' things that add up to a big thing. Yes. Another way to think about it is that we have a situation where people/citizens as a whole are hurt rather than individuals. It boils down to the argument of whether or not these concerns apply to individuals that have "nothing to hide". I say yes, it does. What happened with Facebook and Cambridge Analytica is an example of what the future holds. Was any specific individual "hurt" by Facebook and Cambridge Analytica providing massive amounts of information to bad-actors running disinformation campaigns? No. Was democracy as we know it hurt? Yes. The same infrastructure used to effectively sell us toothpaste and other consumer goods, is something that has been on the wish list of autocratic despots for decades. This stuff is irresistible to them and they will find ways to use it.