Your comment seems to indicate that you think the problem is somehow intractable, but that's not the case. Government draws its power from the consent of the g

Your comment seems to indicate that you think the problem is somehow intractable, but that's not the case. Government draws its power from the consent of the governed. If we had the will, it could be fixed. There's ways to address this: (1) bankruptcy court can decide how to balance needs of creditors against needs of the public, (2) legislators can create criminal penalties for intentionally violating regulations regarding distribution of customer data.