Yeah, you run into a fundamental noise:signal issue.
The idea is probably there is a small subset that is analysed pretty heavily and a lot else that's just retained on the theory it might be of interest someday.
The danger though is it allows a bit of a "show me the man and I'll find you the crime" mentality....
Well, we know about Jane Harman, and we know about J. Edgar Hoover's files on just about all USA Congress members. I believe your "danger" is an actual problem. That sort of thing really undermines representative government.
It is the actual problem. It is what is supposed to separate a government of laws from a government of men. Indeed, the quote came from Stalin's government....
The idea is probably there is a small subset that is analysed pretty heavily and a lot else that's just retained on the theory it might be of interest someday.
The danger though is it allows a bit of a "show me the man and I'll find you the crime" mentality....