[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by pl001

I hear you there. It's not even so much the data collection that bothers me. It's trying to keep track of the 50+ accounts I've accumulated over the years. And the fact that they can't seem to standardize on a secure user name and password format.

It's a bit offtopic, but hey... the answer is short.

Use something such as Keepass, or another password safe.

Spoiler:

With regard to companies, I don't really care if they track; I don't mind Amazon or Kobo knowing which books I buy, or browse when signed in. I don't really care. What I do care about are huge companies that blanket the entire internet to gather data: Google, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and so on. These companies don't really have any products to sell; the only reason they exist is because they provide a "convenience service", and use it to gather data.