The 2019 indictment against singer R. Kelly shows the flexibility of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, according to G. Robert Blakey, the…
This is bad news for defendants finding themselves in similar positions; if RICO can successfully be used against R. Kelly, it sets a precedent to use it against others and to be further expanded.
I don't think any of the big data companies value your privacy, but its interesting the lengths they go to to appear to be doing good. Too many people are focusing on the immediate impact of what they are doing (which is, I think, a very good thing), but not enough on the secondary and tertiary impacts, or potential for them. There's better ways to do this.
The moment there's money involved, a person/consumer/customer is just a number, a means to an end. No company, if it can, will respect you as long as they have a board of directors and stakeholders wanting, always, more money. Your complaints are collateral effects.