>> but they aren't going to sell this Maybe they won't per se, but they are still the holders of all that data, and that data is worth a lot to a lot of people

>> but they aren't going to sell this Maybe they won't per se, but they are still the holders of all that data, and that data is worth a lot to a lot of people, not all of them have ill intent, but some have, or might come along anytime in the future. Then suddenly you are exposed to the wrong people just because you wanted share your social life with your friends (not the world). >> This kind of profiling and advertising, to me, at least, is what enables the internet. The internet is not for-profit. Maybe what you meant wast that it is what enables companies to offer free web services for the end users and still be for-profit. Though they seldom really disclose the privacy cost to the end user.