Now, what this info is USED for may be another story. But I'm not sure how many rogue agencies are out there. And quite honestly, if they want to spend time compiling stuff about me that I put out there, good luck. But I'm not sure what knowing my favorite french toast recipe will accomplish.
/johnny
It can be is being compiled by whoever has the time/money to do such things.
The question that is the heart of this is: WHY?
Why would anyone care enough to collect, store and evaluate information on EVERY person? Most of us are quite mundane if we are honest about ourselves, and it seems like a colossal effort from a government that claims it can't track illegals.
So, WHY collect info on every American?
That, fellow FReeps, is the question to ponder.
No one spends that kind of dough for a benign project.
“favorite french toast recipe”
Including a statement like that is rude, cruel and uncalled for, unless you also include the recipe.
I am a diabetic, on a diet and you created unwarranted mental pain, stress and suffering for me. Thanks to you, I will now be in a very bad mood when my wife gets home from work, likely resulting in a domestic situation that you personally caused.
I hope you get arrested.
But such surveillance goes way beyond what is on the Internet. It includes your shopping histories, where you have traveled and for how long, most likely your phone calls, the content of your text messages and so much more.
Beyond that, I do expect that much of the info I put online (banking, legal, content of emails) remain private. If the Covernment wants to see that they can go through legal channels to get it - a warrant or subpoena. And not some flimsy National Security Letter or trumped up subpoena.
It can be compiled by whoever has the time/money to do such things.
Of course, the federal government is the only entity with the time, resources and (so they think) legal authority to do so.