Im confused, it was just a few weeks ago that this data being widely available was "open society" and everybody suspected of Trumpism having their location data checked to see if they'd been near the capitol was "open source intelligence..."

I think I have to disagree in principle with the author here; The gun maker isn't responsible for the murder committed with it; the data vendor isn't responsible for the use or misuse of it, and the person who makes the SQL query work isn't responsible for the decisions others make based on what it shows.

I'd certainly be happier with this kind of capability better controlled if it must exist but then look at the places where those tight controls and public scrutiny are already supposed to exist (FISA courts anyone?)... it all comes down to simple silly human factors in the end so lets design for that from the start.