[hinata08]

correct

PBS's _spying on the homefront_ piece from 2007 already described this very kind of omniscient private database.

The government itself isn't constitutionally allowed to build or run anything of the kind, but it can commission friends in the private sector to do one and query it with little to no oversight

I am definitely not uploading my face and ID on Discord or any site

[sneak]

Your bank and mobile data carrier and cable company already did for you, on your behalf. It’s all searchable via your phone number, which you have to provide to all the apps you DO sign up for, so they can easily query your name, photo, address, purchase history, etc.

[pylua]

How is it guaranteed to be the same accuracy of data that is not retrieved through a warrant ?

[pavel_lishin]

It just needs to be accurate-enough to eventually get a warrant.

[greedo]

Parallel construction. They get enough data, legal or not, to know who to look for. Then they surveil you until you slip.