[jcdreads]

Even if you trust a company not to do you harm with the information they store, there exist entities that can compel them to turn this information over. For example, the information can be (sometimes secretly) subpoenaed by the U.S. government.

The choice between being evil and not being evil can be an easier one to make, practically speaking, than the choice between being evil and becoming the target of federal criminal prosecution.

[pyre]

What are the chances that some random hosting company won't just do the same thing if you ran all of your services on a VPS or colo box?