Quote Originally Posted by MsMittens View Post
In the US, there is no privacy laws period. (save for HIPPA IIRC). Gov't and corporations can do with your information what they want.
Not the case. In the US, we have at least the following two Federal Statutes:

ECPA - Electronic Communications Privacy Act

CCPA - Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984

These are what require law enforcement agencies to obtain a court order for subscriber records, and prevent the ISPs, etc. from releasing subscriber records without one. There are of course immediate danger exigencies, but they must be followed-up with a court order.