Any way to revolt against intrusiveness of Common App?

I’m not sure what you win by playing with the application. You do what you want and they can do what they want. Your privacy is risked by carrying a cellphone, using a credit card, offering the last four of your ssn, filling out a job application, not checking numerous online info collection sites, using your real name on FB, using a username across various web sites, and more. It seems some are rather selective in what they worry about.