Privacy and utility are mutually exclusive, privacy and utility are mutually exclusive. This can't be said often enough. I personally hate Facebook because of

Privacy and utility are mutually exclusive, privacy and utility are mutually exclusive. This can't be said often enough. I personally hate Facebook because of Zuckerberg's disregard for Steve Jobs's definition of privacy: to know what you've signed up for. But there's definitely a lot of utility for those who willingly hand over their personal information. It's a trade-off, and I'm fine with it, as long as people knowingly, willingly accept that.