[Vigilanteman]

The fact is there is a thriving and growing private industry that is far more intrusive into people's private lives than the government will ever be.

BS. Even if private industry dices and chops your data more, their motivation is to sell you something; not to ration health care, put you on a political enemies list or anything of a sinister nature.

[montanajoe]

Whatever..cant argue with dumb

[familyop]

Some officials in some local governments also look at such information on some private individuals—sometimes for a government-linked crony’s gain. They also have access to cell phone records (including cell phone movements)—some from their own fancy communications centers and others through federal offices.

[PapaBear3625]

BS. Even if private industry dices and chops your data more, their motivation is to sell you something; not to ration health care, put you on a political enemies list or anything of a sinister nature.

But will they resist the temptation to sell your data to activist groups who want to target you?

[Ezekiel]

Even if private industry dices and chops your data more, their motivation is to sell you something; not to ration health care, put you on a political enemies list or anything of a sinister nature.

Or rather, the motive is to sell anybody anything. They've been selling contact info to telemarketers and junk mailers for decades. They would happily sell any other data to interested parties.

Besides, any of them that already boast about being involved in some do-gooder "public private partnership" has already telegraphed for which team they play. Those partnerships are nothing but master-servant relationships.

So-called private industry is a thin veneer for the crony capitalism fascist state. Communism by proxy.