The concerned geek in me agrees with you on all counts, but I'm afraid this should never be taken as universally true. BUT, I do remember a time when that was n

The concerned geek in me agrees with you on all counts, but I'm afraid this should never be taken as universally true. BUT, I do remember a time when that was not an issue I cared about. I loved the fact that e product knew exactly what it wanted to do– if I liked it, I didn't have to do anything and it would integrate. That was awesome. It's only years later with the realization that all of this data exists somewhere and can be used in nefarious (or really, just annoying) ways– that I began to care. Most of my non-tech friends think the same way. They assume that it's an app on facebook, why wouldn't it tell people what I'm doing?. They're still sensitive to more 'traditional' privacy– i.e. talk to your ex in MESSAGES, not on your wall– but everything else is a feature that is genuinely desired. The devil's advocate says that those who care should either know to turn it off, or be more discriminating with the toys they play with.