> I keep trying to explain to people that private companies harvesting your data, while not good, is done solely for the purpose of trying to get you to volunta

> I keep trying to explain to people that private companies harvesting your data, while not good, is done solely for the purpose of trying to get you to voluntarily buy more toilet bowl cleaner. A reminder that governments can buy from private companies. A company like Palantir can buy data from private companies then incorporate it into the software it sells to governments.