Couple that with the information that Anonymous has claimed to have accessed all the confidential databases in the US government, and, well, I want to throw up my hands, get back my Macintosh SE (with dual floppy drives) and break out Mystery Box and let the Internet go by.
Unfortunately, I can't do that. The society in which I live nearly requires an online presence, despite the pitfalls of rampant hacktivism and the specter of my personal information in the hands of some smarmy, unwashed dung beetle wanting to sell it or rip me off.
Sigh.