I really don't understand what everyone is moaning about. You all entrusted companies like Facebook (and remember, companies are there to make money for their shareholders) with a massive portion of your social lives and now you're complaining about the fact that those same companies could shut your social life down in an instant. Well guess what, they do indeed own all "your" data. The moment you agreed to their TOS and started uploading pieces of your private lives online, you confirmed that you were ok with them owning it.
I've personally never felt comfortable with having my social life online and that's why I've opted out of using Facebook, Google+ or any other social networking services for that matter. My social life doesn't suffer because of that at all, in fact, my bond with the people who are close to me has become even stronger due to a lack of social noise in my life. I see my best buddies a few times a week anyway and when I really need to talk to someone else, I can just email them or give them a call. The whole Facebook/Google+/[throw in random SNS here] thing is a joke.
I've personally never felt comfortable with having my social life online and that's why I've opted out of using Facebook, Google+ or any other social networking services for that matter. My social life doesn't suffer because of that at all, in fact, my bond with the people who are close to me has become even stronger due to a lack of social noise in my life. I see my best buddies a few times a week anyway and when I really need to talk to someone else, I can just email them or give them a call. The whole Facebook/Google+/[throw in random SNS here] thing is a joke.