techno-rant 2

I doubt anyone reads this blog, except by accident, but it's satisfying to throw out these posts into the ether.
As I suggested last time, I'm experiencing a growing aversion to subscribing to more and more sites, which this project seems to require. Two reasons - first it's a hassle to manage and remember various usernames and passwords, or conversely, a security risk to use the same ones over and over. Which leads to reason two - do we really (as web users) want to be casting a larger "virtual footprint" by having online accounts for Flikr, Amazon, etc. (including banking and medical and school information), and even this blog? Part of the original attraction of the web is the anonymity of web browsing; now inreasingly it's necessary to "sign in" before getting any meaningful content. I don't like using store cards, even though Petco is willing to give me twelve cents off on dog food, because I don't feel the need to let marketers know my every purchase. Same thing here...