Yes it kinda does, that's why there are people working in p2p exchanges like coinffeine, so we can eliminate the middle men and only exchange with an individual instead of handling your data to an institution.
Coinffeine is a bad example. They only use Okaypay, and no matter which way you skewer Okaypay, you've still already given all your details one way or another. Sure, maybe Okaypay has it instead of Coinffeine, but it all boils down to the same thing really.
Okaypay can be somewhat arcane too. They have weird payment options that most people have never heard of, and one way or another, they are tied to your ID. Sometimes all you want is Paypal>Bitcoin, and that's it. Sure you give your ID but at least it's simple.
Still now in 2015 you can't find a place you can simply open an account with email and a password and buy Bitcoin, yet you can buy gold anywhere.
At least Bittrex is still keeping it real without all the ID/proof of address lark. Shame we can't buy Bitcoin from there though.