Yes, that's a very reasonable assumption. I assume all information I give out will be shared beyond my control, unless the recipient promises in writing to protect it and would suffer proportionally if they broke that promise. In practice, this only happens when federal regulations apply (i.e., health care or banking).
If you want to rely on other people behaving a certain way in the future, either form a personal relationship or write up a contract.
It's completely within the realm of possibility that this could happen. A few bad quarters down the road and a leadership change might be all it takes.
Many of us are taking the perspective of decades long changes given our current trajectory.
If not in our time, it could be in our children's time. This is an extremely dangerous system.
If you want to rely on other people behaving a certain way in the future, either form a personal relationship or write up a contract.