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I think if a government agency (like the FBI or BATFE) tried to collect this mined data to investigate citizens, then that would be a violation of the 4th amendment, unless they had a warrant of course.

A company logging its customer interactions just seems so natural to me. I worked for an investment adviser that used a customer relationship management application to record all interactions with clients. Including every phone call, lunch meetings, details about the family, etc. Is this any different? I understand why people don't like it. But it just seems like an extension of the same thing. If somebody proposed a law that would prevent logging information from electronic transactions without customer consent, I would be all for it. I just don't see how it violates the 4th amendment.