[chimprich]

> There is an additional technological cost

Time is of the essence here. I agree that, all else being equal, privacy should be respected. However, if it takes multiple weeks to iron out all the potential privacy issues, this approach becomes much less effective.

[black_puppydog]

We don't have enough runway to care about privacy, we'll just un-collect all that data once we raised!

Sorry for the sarcasm, but I buy this now as little as I buy it in other situations.