[thomascarney]

I would argue it's fair to say that the current regulations were formulated with the intent to restrict the activities of tech companies.

At the same time, though, you might see the problem of having the government collect data on religion (even if safeguards are in place today).

Tomorrow the AfD might be in power, and they might use that data for purposes beyond those envisioned today.

More broadly, I feel, while great to restrict tech companies, there are also very real dangers from the state collecting data.