Do you ever think that with more and more detailed information about most people being available, for free or for purchase, that the value of the personal details of those who have avoided information capture becomes more valuable?
I.e. the characteristics of that data set, because of the rarity and because of their specific ability to avoid capture.
Depends. If they're using that information to try to sell you something then it's only valueable as far as you're likely to buy what they've got, and even then only more valueable as far as they'll be able to make a profit. If they're using your genetic data to try to alter your genome, it's only really of use if a family member hasn't already provided theirs. It all depends on the use, but it's hard to imagine a scenario where someone's information becomes more valueable the more secretive they've become.
It's very difficult to avoid having information about you, in some way, captured and added to a databse. Those that had no information about them would probably be valuable, but that's going to be few and far between.
If you drive a car, have a phone, have bought anything with something other than cash in the last 20 years...there's information about you.
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