I didn't forget that, I didn't mention it because we're discussing the government of Portugal, California, and government services being cut.
I can't tell if this is some weird whataboutism like "yeah maybe the republicans but how about them companies, since they're also bad that kinda shows that everyone is, really no point in getting mad at Republicans right?"
I'm hoping this new court ruling that the Government can't go directly to companies and must go through the process if it involves civil rights (in the current case the Biden admin talking to social media sites about removing content is a violation of the first amendment) gos through and some lawyer get's it applied to all rights (in the case of your example to government going to companies to get around people's right to privacy).
I'm hoping that Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and every member of the Republican party elected to office who lied/is lying about election fraud faces justice.
18 U.S.C. § 2384 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 2384. Seditious conspiracy
"If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to...or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States....
they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both."
Large company complains that costs are rising for the services they are providing.
“We need to give more money to large company because they cannot make a reasonable profit and the company is funding my reelection campaign.”
Large company sells personal data gathered from citizens to other private companies, homeland security, and whoever else wants to pay the toll.
“What a sweet deal! The citizens are paying out of their wallets and their personal privacy.”