How about a $3.4M grant researching how universities and colleges abuse the privacy of teens and students?

No. The employees get "sold" too. This is the way it's happened in the past starting with the sale of IBM Federal to Loral back in the mid-90's. Later... sale of IBM Global Network to AT&T..... sale of IBM PC to Lenovo. You just simply become an employee of the buying company that may lay you off. Hopefully, the buyer's severance package is better but that's rarely the case.

It's all about power. The ability to control or influence the around you. It's often derived from money. In our brave new democracy, we can now get it from votes. All the name calling doesn't matter. Liberal or Conservative doesn't matter. Democratically elected positions of the 20th and 21st centuries look for voting blocks. Appear to impress your voting blocks to keep them voting for you. Take a little from the moderates. After you're elected or re-elected, the world is your chess board. You win by controlling or influencing the most areas (or the correct areas). I see all this happening here.

That's why I never send personal email on the company's system. I also don't keep any personal files on the company supplied computer nor do web browsing on it. It's a hassle sometimes, especially when I need to carry around my personal laptop. And, in reverse, I never do "work" on my personal computers. While I don't think my company is spying on me, I go by that assumption because they can start at any time without my knowledge. It's my way of mitigating that risk. In general, I think it's also a good way to keep my personal life separate from work. I learned that years ago during some stress reduction workshops I participated in.

Don't blame the website for not wanting to put up with your baggage. Blame the stalker. Take legal matters in your own hands and go after him/her.