I am once again reminded of the always relevant XKCD comic .

I do see and understand the concern, and honestly, I don’t see a way around it. At some point, you have to supply some information to access services, especially if you want any sort of customization to your experience. I guess if you are really concerned about it, don’t use that email/password/username combo anywhere else.

stable as a pig on stilts

That got a belly laugh from me! I work on code dev, and I am totally stealing that.