Comment by Simulacra

In a word, no. Google and other corporate monoliths like it depend on data, as much as they can get, as personal as it can be, and pervasive as the air we breathe. Consumers want privacy, control over their data, and the power to say no. The only sensible middle ground is for Google and others to be up front about the data, what they do with it, where it goes, etc. and the consumer having the ability to say no. Unfortunately Google, etc. cannot back away from their position because they risk losing a market edge. Perhaps PAYING users for their data, that would be an interesting middle ground, but the shareholders of the monoliths would likely reject such a proposal.