[demygale]

This is a totally acceptable attitude. It’s your data, you can give it away or sell it or whatever. It’s your choice.

It matters to me so I pay attention to news about products and companies with regard to privacy.

Privacy, like free speech, is a universal human right. The fact that you choose to share information doesn’t mean you lose that right. Any more than not speaking does not mean you lose the right to free speech.

[atomicnumber1]

But, here's the thing, I don't know what I'm giving away (or selling) and what repercussions it can have on me. With free speech (and other human rights) I can exactly see what it means to have it as a human right. With Privacy, that line becomes hazy and I'm trying to make it clearer. makes sense?

[ereyes01]

To expand on the point, if most people are like OP, then the concept of privacy as a "human right" is on thin ice anyways. It's hard to convince people to subscribe to some vague concept or idea if they are not in immediate pain / it doesn't provide some immediate benefit.