Until the current administration, I was much more bothered by private misuse/abuse of date than the government. Now I worry about both.
That was always the wrong threat model hierarchy. I have always been more concerned what the federal, my state and my local government can do when given more power/informstion than the federal government
Why? People who volunteer to work for these government drag nets must be total psychos.
Good. Being OK with authoritarianism because they are on your side is never good.