You didn't address the major point I had, which is that they can just drop your IP and not store it. The point is that you don’t know that and you cannot guara

You didn't address the major point I had, which is that they can just drop your IP and not store it. The point is that you don’t know that and you cannot guarantee it. You just assume the best case. As analogy: is sending your bank password a privacy problem? You argue no, because they could just throw it away immediately, instead of going on a Christmas shopping spree. That's an insane argument to make.