The dichotomy in how we handle privacy is glaring. It grates my nerves that a group of research scientists are told not to do vital testing on swabs they alread

The dichotomy in how we handle privacy is glaring. It grates my nerves that a group of research scientists are told not to do vital testing on swabs they already have to determine the spread of what would become, in a few weeks, a global pandemic. Yet, private companies such as Exactis, tech companies such as Google, stores and banks across the country, can freely collect, exchange, and profit from our personal information without consequence!