For the national security agencies, I agree. Other than the incoming decapitation assault by the incoming administration who will install leaders based on loyalty to the executive and not competence and loyalty to constitution, most are very honorable.
The vector I worry about is the prosecutorial groups in the states getting hold of the data, either by purchasing it or by subpoena, and pursuing people based on what they find. Even if they only purchase public data, we can be sure some amoral developer will sell them tools to extract from multiple broad data sets info about periods, pregnancy, travel etc.
I'm reminded of the young woman living at home who started receiving postal mail about products for her pregnancy, and she hadn't even told anyone yet, including her parents. These 3rd parties had just inferred it from FB usage data. I'd bet real money that Texas and Florida will be trolling this data hard, and for far more nefarious purposes than merely selling some stuff.
The vector I worry about is the prosecutorial groups in the states getting hold of the data, either by purchasing it or by subpoena, and pursuing people based on what they find. Even if they only purchase public data, we can be sure some amoral developer will sell them tools to extract from multiple broad data sets info about periods, pregnancy, travel etc.
I'm reminded of the young woman living at home who started receiving postal mail about products for her pregnancy, and she hadn't even told anyone yet, including her parents. These 3rd parties had just inferred it from FB usage data. I'd bet real money that Texas and Florida will be trolling this data hard, and for far more nefarious purposes than merely selling some stuff.