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I think it is important to note that this was written in 2015 (during the big-data hype). Back then the companies and governments had not yet fully shifted their line of argument to lawful access etc.
Never the less the article still has the point that an individual acting on stopping "the flow as much as I can" is falling way short of actually reaching any sort of meaningful privacy on the societal level and in fact also not for the individual as it leaves a moving dark spot in the surveillance fabric that can be tracked nearly as well.
"As much as I can" in digital ways, like de-Googling my phone, using privacy-respecting apps, and using Tor. As I said, I don't apply that approach to my whole life.