Welcome to Capitolism. Not that I'm against it! Every big corporation wants your personal info, and now a days all they need is your name and date of birth or any of your state supplied catalog numbers (SSN, DL, etc.). I hear the Government likes to keep tabs on you too! In America, YOU are an open book. Unless you live in a small cabin out away from people - in that case you become an open book only when you get caught doing something that brings attention to yourself (blowing things/people up, brandishing weapons while wearing camo clothes, etc.). Then you become the 'oft sought after, soon to be endangered "Survivalist" OOOOH AAAAAH. All of a sudden you get visitors.
BTW this is not meant to be crass humor directed at the recent LEO/Civilian killings here in California. I'm sorry anyone wound up dead in that case.