The problem with this logic is you don't know what the future will hold, yet the data is being captured and stored, likely in perpetuity, today. This means a f

The problem with this logic is you don't know what the future will hold, yet the data is being captured and stored, likely in perpetuity, today. This means a future dictator will have a huuuge corpus of data on everyone with the perfect surveillance apparatus to leverage it. And by then it is too late. I wonder what direction our new Russian-influenced President will take things given Putin's KGB background and savviness in shutting down free speech.