How often have people freely given their information? I'd argue that if you have to give out information in order to live, that doesn't count as freely giving it. That's being compelled to give it.
In US society, it's literally impossible to live without giving your information to a variety of entities.
I acknowledge there are cases where it’s effectively impossible in modern society, such as with giving out your info to get a cell phone, but believe by verbiage “freely giving out information” accounts for this.
I setup a camera recording everything you do in your lawn and document when leave and come back to your house. I bundle this up with everyone else's information and sell this to the government.
Where was your "freely giving information out at".
You quickly turn into "even going outside removes any privacy I have and the government can pretty much track everything I do".
Also, going to those stores will gladly track you with cameras too. You're left farming weeds in the mountains to get away from this.
> I acknowledge there are cases where it’s effectively impossible in modern society, such as with giving out your info to get a cell phone
Or if you pay rent, own real estate or a car, buy anything using a method other than cash, have electrical or other utility service, etc.
You are forced to give out your information for almost everything you need in order to live in modern society.