The ability of a spy agency to gain access while deeply troubling to me, is quite different than turning it over to politicians. Would you trust you own favorite political villain with access to all of that?

I trust the spy agencies far less than I do my elected officials. These guys' job is to lie, cheat, steal, and murder at a grand scale. At least it is in an elected politican's job description to represent me. Also, many of these villains are getting briefings from and giving direction to said agencies already.

I trust spy agencies far more than elected officials. Those employees get vetted, elected officials don't (and they most likely lie to get elected as well).

Try reading about Iran-Contra or the NSA Snowden disclosures sometime.

As opposed to the wars and "wars" that politicians have started?

> Would you trust you own favorite political villain with access to all of that?

Yes. Information asymmetry benefits those in power.

Better an even playing field, where everyone has access to everything.

Or, you know, don't use social spy platforms if you care about privacy?

You can avoid social media all you want and still end up with a shadow profile that’s quite info rich. I’d prefer these companies to eventually fade away like most companies do, rather than become permanent government appendages.