[worik]

> it was breathtaking the amount of information you could get on anyone, over 10+ years ago.

After being burnt by things taken from my social media out of context, used to publicly shame me, I locked down my social media

Am I "sweetly naive" to think that had an effect? I do think it did

Before I stopped using Facebook I noticed, over the last decade, that almost every account I encountered was locked down similarly

My point is I suspect it is getting harder, not easier, for data thieves. The golden age of data theft has passed. Maybe.

[slumberlust]

Not sure I agree.

FB creates a shadow profile for you even if you no longer have an account. Databrokers respect legal requirements to delete your data then just populate a new profile for you.

I'd argue it's easier now than ever to get hands on someone's data in the USA.