The key is that data could not be shared outside of that company without the user's permission. Generally publicly traded stock does not entitle one access to

The key is that data could not be shared outside of that company without the user's permission. Generally publicly traded stock does not entitle one access to data a company collects on users. If data is shared, for any reason outside of the boundary of the legal entity, or if the legal entity is absorbed by another one then data can only be transferred with the consumer's permission.