But the government already does set rules on how businesses can use their customers' personal data. In the absence of such rules isn't it fair to say that corp

But the government already does set rules on how businesses can use their customers' personal data. In the absence of such rules isn't it fair to say that corporations will use their customers' personal data in a way that only serves themselves and their shareholders? Not trusting the government with regards to privacy is understandable; trusting corporations to do the right thing for anyone but their shareholders is not.