re: Differences
Tom, you said:
>"It's the legal difference between cops watching who goes in and out of a nightclub, and going in and searching the place."
And I disagree, it's not just that.
The problem is that the information can be used at a point in the future to manipulate, intimidate or entrap you. if you become "inconvenient", they have the goods on you.
YOU can't see this because you can't possibly EVER rebel at any of the pablum THEY are feeding you. Have you ever petitioned or made politcal noise over an issue? Ever gone out there and rebelled ....or protested or gathered 50,000 signatures and been head of your county fighting the government?
Try that, get noisy, and see what happens to you.
This program just makes it easier for them.