The main US tech platforms are integrating with the US "security" apparatus to form a system of total surveillance that would make the state totally "secure" against us.

Most criticism of these companies fails to recognize that aspect of what they do. Here is a criticism of Facebook from a former insider that addresses many of its dangers, but omits the danger of its collaboration with the state. Its suggestion that users "own" the data and metadata about them, and be asked to approve each use, would be inadequate unless it included use by the state.

In the US, the U SAP AT RIOT act prevents Facebook from carrying out such a policy even if it wanted to. However, even if that law were changed, I would not trust a data platform's word about this, unless it were headed by Ladar Levison. And even then, the state might find a way to take all the data without his knowing.