>What is your point?
You don't know what they value most, only they do.
>That wasn't the question.
True, to much hypotheticals
>And your IP address and which comment threads you are interested in and which opinions you express and which comments you vote on in which way ... but I guess that's besides the point anyway.
Your right about that, but if I cover my tracks I give a lot less data then say a Facebook.
>How is that a choice you have regarding other people being manipulated against your interests?
You don't and you never will. People have been manipulating others since the the dawn of humanity. My point is that if people have choice they can take in many inputs and decide the best way to make decisions for themselves instead of being forced to use a service.