IMO, there's not much difference between government employees and arbitrary members of the general public.
It's a safe assumption that if the government is collecting personal information then random strangers will have access to it.
It's a safe assumption that if the government is collecting personal information then random strangers will have access to it.
I have no reason to trust them any more than I trust anybody else. Saying, "They won't misuse the data because it's their job not to," is as comforting as "Nobody will misuse the data because it would be illegal."