But we went a long time without intelligence agencies having access to a giant data platform that provides every piece of data available for every single citizen at the push of a button.

Kinda seems like we don’t really need that for any reason other than to keep humanity on a short leash. Like if you need to look at my medical history, maybe you should have to take the time to go through a subpoena and other channels instead of just clicking a link below all my traffic tickets.