> This privacy stuff has gone to absurd extremes. Maybe you don't care about it. But others do. And laws are for protecting everyone. There are lots of factors

> This privacy stuff has gone to absurd extremes. Maybe you don't care about it. But others do. And laws are for protecting everyone. There are lots of factors involved and many aspects to consider. Your conclusion of a "sane legal system" with only one exceptional circumstance "like revealing medical information" is just trivial and naive.