I think that was a very good point to add.
My question is somewhat related. It concerns the comparative professionalism and success of government agencies and the private sector. Some might say there can be no comparison because the private sector deals with different kinds of information and perhaps less sensitive information than government. I would tend to disagree with those who would make such a suggestion.
We have banks that take very personal financial information, such as marital status, etc., to determine whether we qualify for loans. We have credit card companies that do the very same thing. We have credit bureaus, to which many private organizations have access, that have very private financial information included within them. We have counselling services, psychiatrists, and psychologists who keep extremely private and personal information about the daily lives of people.
Sometimes all of this data is contained in mass systems. I'm just wondering how government is performing in comparison to its private sector counterparts in protecting data and private information in the modern era.