As a side note, people seem to think there is a corollary: if you're paying, the company is no longer monetizing your data on the other side. Where is proof of this corollary in the real world?
There's no proof that a paying service isn't also selling your data on the side. The only way to prevent a company from selling your data is to not give 'em any!
Like those privacy policies you get from your credit card companies: "Do we share your personal information with other companies? Yes. Is there anything you can do about it? No."
I always laugh at these. At least they are telling me.
