Why pay for online privacy? We should not have to pay for online services to keep our private information safe

An unavoidable part of joining the digital highway is that users have to share their private information. Today, there are billions of active internet users, a number which is rising, as we have seen with the sudden rise in the number of Indians going online. Social media platforms and search engines see billions of users a day voluntarily parting with their private information. This is with the expectation (at least according to these platforms and search engines) that doing so allows for a “better” online experience.