> In most of the world, the ownership of "entities" is also public data. The privilege of being an entity is bestowed by the public through the state, and any status or license granted by the the collective (the state) is and ought to be public information.
Under that theory, bestowing the privilege of privacy doesn't seem any difference to bestowing the privilege of being an entity.
So why should we do one but not the other? What are the trade-offs?
That seems like an attempted insult on the US but your comment is dishonest. There are a lot of layers to laws (Constitution, Congress, state's rights and their laws, local laws, etc).
What country are you from? I'd be interested to read up on any country that doesn't have corporate lobbyists or special interests involved in lawmaking.
Anyway for future reference, unless specified, most readers are going to assume you are referring the US.
What happens in your country if a foreign company wants to buy some land?
In most of the world, the ownership of "entities" is also public data. The privilege of being an entity is bestowed by the public through the state, and any status or license granted by the the collective (the state) is and ought to be public information.