[tomxor]

> The ideals of the Internet are free exchange of ideas and information, no country-specific walled gardens.

Your argument reduces to "freedom of speech" == "freedom to take and distribute personal information" (They are not equal).

Your walled gardens cherry on top only highlights the deficiencies that some countries have to protect personal information - Saying this is making the internet into walled gardens is like promoting tax evasion by using Ireland (in this case the US == Ireland, because it is deficient)