So we get all up in arms about the likes of Google knowing what we buy, and Apple knowing where we are but this information is already collected and I'm not con

So we get all up in arms about the likes of Google knowing what we buy, and Apple knowing where we are but this information is already collected and I'm not convinced that it's always thought through. To pick two random examples from the hundreds that come to mind: why aren't senators demanding the cell companies be explicit about what happens to data (who have the exact same information as iphones have for everyone on their servers already) How do we know that Google doesn't already buy this information from Visa or from loyalty card schemes? Personally I am less worried about google having this information because they explicitly use it to advertise at me. All the other organisations collecting my information - and lets be clear I use a cell phone and pay for things with cards so there is very little I do that is not known by someone somewhere - I am not at all clear where it goes. If politicians and activists are demanding action - it should not be against any single company it should be that all companies have clear privacy/data usage policies and a lot of transparency (and no the idiots at the EU: I don't want to click lots of stupid dialog boxes saying that I understand - I'll opt out totally if I don't like it. But I would like to make an informed choice)