You're missing the point. The fact is, even if you decide to not use any online accounts, host your own email, run your own server and VPN, etc. profiles of you

You're missing the point. The fact is, even if you decide to not use any online accounts, host your own email, run your own server and VPN, etc. profiles of you are being created of you anyway AS IF you had an account! These are called "shadow profiles".. Facebook is the easiest example because it's already been demonstrated to do this. I'm sure most other online services work similarly. https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-security/important-message-from-facebooks-white-hat-program/10151437074840766 https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-security/important-m...