Because data is becoming more of a political reality, there have been movements lately that allow you to see, and even sometimes delete, the data that companies have aggregated on you. Sometimes this requires a complete discontinuation of using that company’s services.

Facebook is one of the ways we talk to the people we love. It’s where we share engagements, baby photos, where we video chat with grandparents, and where we can pay a friend after splitting the bill. Each of those things could be done with a different service if you put the effort into it, but it wouldn’t be aggregated into the same digital location, which is exactly what Facebook banks on.

I’m not on the #deletefacebook bandwagon, but I am uncomfortable with how much data Facebook has on us. It might seem like this stuff is OK to know, but Facebook is accessible by everyone in the world, not just your friends and the people you know.