By the same reasoning, since we're talking about data collection, and that data doesn't just disappear in most cases, consider the MS, FB and Google of 15 years in the future. Given the changes already mentioned, what can we reliably say about them, other than that massive change is at least possible, and possibly even likely?
This is why I don't like Google collecting data on me now. Not because I don't trust them now, I for the most part still think them trustworthy, but 15 years is a long time and there's no way I can intelligently trust that they will act in a certain way 15 years from now, given the available information at my disposal.
And that's with a company that I think is heavily incentivized monetarily and has a strong employee culture of keeping data private and in-house. Until there are better laws protecting my data or a clear legal relationship with me and an entity with regards to my data, I think the only prudent course of action is to keep as much information about me as possible out of their and others hands.
This is why I don't like Google collecting data on me now. Not because I don't trust them now, I for the most part still think them trustworthy, but 15 years is a long time and there's no way I can intelligently trust that they will act in a certain way 15 years from now, given the available information at my disposal.
And that's with a company that I think is heavily incentivized monetarily and has a strong employee culture of keeping data private and in-house. Until there are better laws protecting my data or a clear legal relationship with me and an entity with regards to my data, I think the only prudent course of action is to keep as much information about me as possible out of their and others hands.