This paragraph from the article pretty much gets to the root of the problem: There is a lot of money and interest to be gained by organizations and governments

This paragraph from the article pretty much gets to the root of the problem: There is a lot of money and interest to be gained by organizations and governments in having the power to pervade one’s privacy. The laws of control suggest that most people who are in charge of organizations and governments will not easily be interested in ceding control of the aphrodisiac, which is spying on those whom they can potentially manipulate.