> I'd much rather have BigCo know everything about me than the State Sure, for the state to snoop on you, especially in the USA, they’re supposed to need judic

> I'd much rather have BigCo know everything about me than the State Sure, for the state to snoop on you, especially in the USA, they’re supposed to need judicial oversight and approval, which is arguably a better system, than having the state snooping on you without any oversight. Is this still meaningful in a world where BigCo is snooping on you, and then able to sell that information to the state without any oversight? Is there a point where BigCo should be treated as a part of the state, that’s just being funded partially by your tax dollars? Is there a meaningful difference between the state building a snooping infrastructure itself, or outsourcing that to a private contractor who provides Snooping as a Service?