The comments objecting to this are bizarre. In the predatory capitalist US, the number of private companies- not subject to any real regulation, or supervision

The comments objecting to this are bizarre. In the predatory capitalist US, the number of private companies- not subject to any real regulation, or supervision, or action on the part of citizens- that have exactly this data and more numbers literally in the thousands. And while a lot of attention is paid to government data collection, it is very hard for various parts of the government in the US to get this information for administrative purposes- as distinct from criminal investigations- and even if government could, it would serve no purpose because except for policing, education, highway maintenance, delivery of mail and healthcare for military veterans, US government entities perform virtually no services. In Norway, which has extremely high quality of life and a very competent government that runs things like a sovereign wealth fund to the express and explicit benefit of citizens, where the goals of data collection are further improvement of quality of life, the intent and capacity of delivery for which by the government is proven over and over again- IOW, to be concerned about data collection by an entity that over and over again has demonstrated its competence, especially in the context of alternatives like the US- WTF are people thinking.