Screenshots, or just adding a journalist to the group chat.

no software can prevent PEBKAC errors. It's like locking a door and then giving the key to a thief and being shocked when people steal your shit

That is also a good point. Generally this is dangerous for all and sundry.

Why would they care about leaks? I guess that's some missed profit on selling the data, but that's only if there's a breach.

If they can lobby they'll just lobby to get all their competitors' data after it passes.

That's completely backwards. The the extent we give people authority, they must also accept monitoring, so we know they aren't abusing that authority.

Ooh how convenient.

I'm sure some poor Civil Servant has had to sit one of them down and explain why it's a bad idea to them, only be told to stfu with the most stupid excuse ever, leading to them putting their head in their hands and sobbing.