YES!!! You need auth to prevent employees from looking up sensitive user data without a good reason, or it'll be a stalker's haven. And to prevent possible int

YES!!! You need auth to prevent employees from looking up sensitive user data without a good reason, or it'll be a stalker's haven. And to prevent possible intruders from gaining more data/access. Defense in depth. And for preventing an experiment from wiping use data. And for so many other reasons!