I'm not sure why this is being downvoted. Is the statement just not correct? (seems right) Or does it vary significantly throughout the world? Or is it down vo

I'm not sure why this is being downvoted. Is the statement just not correct? (seems right) Or does it vary significantly throughout the world? Or is it down voted because people don't like the idea of their collected information being owned by the compiler? There has to be a lot of grey in this space. Can someone clarify?