The only real solution is the passage of data privacy laws
AFAIK governments empower specific agencies and groups with qualified immunity. How would such laws be enforced if an agency has immunity?
AFAIK governments empower specific agencies and groups with qualified immunity. How would such laws be enforced if an agency has immunity?
Powerful people can lie, cheat, and steal and face zero repercussions. They hold institutional power so groups like the police will protect them regardless of laws being broken. It's not illegal for a corporation to either literally or metaphorically kill someone, because there is no body that will hold them accountable, but it is illegal to assassinate a CEO and systems will pull all stops to hold the assassin accountable.
Its the real reason why Western style democracy ends up being a busybox for people who like rules. The people who can grant endless exceptions have addresses and beds where they rest their heads but people without power cannot decide on an exception to the rules, regardless how dangerous and damaging that person is.
>Huge stink and nationwide conversation ensues.
>High ranking member of political party 2 does the same damn thing.
>Crickets.
You can even reverse the order of the events or parties. It happens a lot. Such laws, unfortunately, simply become political tools.