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>I see this "are you so naive as to be surprised?" reaction in almost every thread about this. It's some kind of defense mechanism.

That's why I'm saying you are right to be upset.

I like the saying "being paranoid does not mean they are not after you". And being paranoid turned out to be realistic.

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Well then try this on for size. Getting data through requesting it is only one way to get data. Another way to get data is to hack into the source. Consider that a number of governments, including the US, have active hacking teams. What are they hacking in to, exactly? I leave that up to you for speculation.

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