6 Reasons We Share Too Much Online, According to Behavioral Scientists

I read the article on MotherJones.com called "6 Reasons We Share Too Much Online, According to Behavioral Scientist".  The article claimed that the six reasons that we share too much online are: 1. our willingness to sell our privacy is greater than our willingness to pay for it, 2. we reflexively accept default privacy settings, 3. we're caught in a privacy/control paradox, 4. we fall for misdirection, 5. we're addicts, and 6. ignorance is bliss.  The article gave each reason, along with a little bit of an in depth explanation of each one in order to back up the claims.  The argument that the article provided was well supported by the evidence that was given with each reason.  Each reason was backed up by studies that have been performed or by professionals in this area of study.  The article also claimed that sometimes it's even better to not worry about protecting your privacy too much because, for example, "the NSA target people who use Tor anonymity software--just because."  I can definitely agree that many of these reasons make sense as to why so many people share so much personal information online, even when they are concerned about strangers being able to hack their information.

Read more here: http://www.motherjones.com/media/2013/10/science-behind-why-nobody-cares-about-online-privacy