Suppose the blackmail is against not the politician, but someone they care about more than themselves?  Suppose it&#x27;s not blackmail per se, but the use of the same information for more sinister threats.  Does the risk of giving the FBI&#x2F;others all of everyone&#x27;s private data still seem acceptable?<p>I&#x27;m not taking a concrete position on the question, but given the secrets that plain ordinary people keep, I would not be surprised if the data available on people is used for coercion and nobody talks about it.