> Governments usually gets exemptions from privacy laws, so in a way that's more worrying - government access is less likely to be stopped than private access.
Yes, because private companies are regulated. By the state.
Meanwhile, private companies have nevertheless managed to make surveillance and ridiculously detailed tracking into a whole industry.
> Also, people won't have the choice when they're compelled to be scanned on arrest vs logging in to some optional private business.
Except in reality, this stuff has long since stopped being optional. If you buy any reasonably modern car, you'll be tracked by private companies. If you have a bank account, you'll be tracked by private companies. If you write an email... you get the point. How exactly do you opt-out of that?
Yes, because private companies are regulated. By the state.
Meanwhile, private companies have nevertheless managed to make surveillance and ridiculously detailed tracking into a whole industry.
> Also, people won't have the choice when they're compelled to be scanned on arrest vs logging in to some optional private business.
Except in reality, this stuff has long since stopped being optional. If you buy any reasonably modern car, you'll be tracked by private companies. If you have a bank account, you'll be tracked by private companies. If you write an email... you get the point. How exactly do you opt-out of that?