@TimmyB: Re: I wonder....
I mean, no 'properly elected' government has ever used data it gathered with consent for nefarious ends, have they now?
Try asking that to my mother-in-laws family in Austria...
Oh sorry, you can't as most of them were gassed and barbecued by the elected government...
Be careful what you wish for my friend, as you WILL wake up one day and find things have changed.
Have a nice day!
Jay.