Couldn't you argue they are creating a database?


Do you need to argue that a stop sign is a stop sign?

Heeeeres the deal,,

YOu give someone all your data.
Situation changes, you no longer need the product that required you give them your data.
YOu drop them as a supplier
BUT
They Keep all your data..

Data Base.....

As far as data bases go... you are on one no matter what you think. Ever go to a hospital? have a phone? get electric/gas? pay taxes? have kids that went to school? ever gotten a loan? have money in a bank? have a credit card?(worse one) have insurance (second worse one)

Online???

If you give any institution information, you are required by law to sign a release or press the "I accept" button. Now go in and read the End User Agreement or the I accept rules and regs.

Every company has "third party" information that they release to their "affiliates", those affiliates are 90% likely to be a sales organization or advertisement organization that will pass your information to every "third party" that they have, your information is EVERYWHERE.

Why do you think you keep receiving all those applications for credit cards, VA loans or off the wall vacation companies?
I have a buddy that thinks he is "off the grid", he has a burner cell phone. I asked him if he receives junk mail in his mail box with his name on it? he said yes, I asked him how did they get his name and address?
He also has had surgery ect.... all the above.

And by law.... congress passed it.... every licensed company in the U.S. has to release any or all information to the offices of the US Gov. when the gov asks for it, no questions asked.
If you live in this country you will ALWAYS be subject to no privacy from the government.
How do you think they are going to protect you if they don't know who your neighbors REALLY are?
Its just a morality question on how those companies and the government use our information. And we all know how the morality of this country has gone down hill since the 60's.

As far as NSA is concerned, you know they went hog wild in the Bush Administration.  When I was in Puerto Rico monitoring Cuban Fishing fleets and camouflaged Soviet sub tenders radio signals, I got politely reamed out for allowing a dittybopper (morse code intercept guy) to practice his skills on an intercept of a US civilian pleasure craft (I was destroying the info as he handed it to me).  Sorry folks, but if you send on the airwaves, its outthere. And as for protecting your SSN, try getting a doctor to provide services without giving him yours.
Of course we have judicial oversight, which cannot be reviewed and the Supremes have decided not to hear a case regarding the judicial review. Ho Ho Ho.