https://reason.com/2023/10/27/government-misuse-of-data-rightly-worries-americans/

"In news from the world of "what took you so long?" it seems that Americans are concerned about how governments and tech companies use the information they gather. Much current discussion is about the potential dangers of the data hoovered up by social media companies, and while people tell pollsters that worries them, they have no faith that regulators will hold private companies to account. Well, of course not; Americans know government is a big part of the problem and that officials are all too eager to misuse private information."

""Americans – particularly Republicans – have grown more concerned about how the government uses their data," Pew Research noted on October 18 of a survey of 5,101 participants. "The share who say they are worried about government use of people's data has increased from 64% in 2019 to 71% today.""

"Americans are actually more concerned (81 percent) about how private companies use their data."

"No matter the occasional congressional press release, government officials like it when private companies scoop up data. That's because the information can then be purchased in what officials insist is a legitimate end-run around the Fourth Amendment and other privacy protections."