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I think you presume too much of private entities, which would always put their financial interest first (lead gasoline science studies come to mind, tobacco/cancer obfuscation... etc)... you can't trust a private company not to act in its own financial interests, that's not how they work.

At least with a public entity, you should be able to publicly audit what's happening, and with public funding to answer to, the public's interests and the proposed entity's financial security are aligned properly.

in an ideal world...