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If you don't want something online, don't put it online.

That's like saying "if you don't want to get mobbed, don't go outside".

Most of the apps we use store data somewhere online and the privacy controls are often unclear or misleading.

Putting something online is as easy as grabbing a phone and taking a photo. Boom, it's online... somewhere.

We can't stop services like the one contest is about popping up, but the problems they cause are real.

If you don't want photos online, don't take photos with a smartphone. Pretty sure digital cameras don't autoupload (at least the cheap ones I have had). That said, we have a signal and noise situation - if everyone's photos are online it becomes difficult to target any one person without a very good reason.

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