I think in today's world, not only are corporations/collectives people too, but they have far more rights than actual individuals in every conceivable manner. Regarding the cloak and dagger stuff, there is no real legal justification, and I believe that is why they insist on fighting any actual transparency. Laws today are retroactively rewritten to further protect those guilty. The children are running the candy shoppe.

And as such are calling for a rather profound spanking.