The concept of “personal data” with one sovereign owner applies in very limited scenarios like a private Google Doc or unshared Dropbox folder. The vast majorit

The concept of “personal data” with one sovereign owner applies in very limited scenarios like a private Google Doc or unshared Dropbox folder. The vast majority of internet applications in fact represent some kind of sharing or communication. Such applications necessarily either help you to restrict how your counterparties interact with shared data, limiting their freedom, or don’t, violating your privacy. As such it’s hard to see either side of this tradeoff as especially blameworthy.