I have always assumed that any purchase by check or credit card could be traced, ditto phone conversations; web surfing, etc.

I think donations to charity and political parties (especially political parties) SHOULD be tracked.

As far as knowing which toll bridges and toll roads I travel - unless I was in disguise, I would have to assume my being there is/was a matter of "public record" since it occurred in public.

If licenses and permits can't be tracked, how do they know which ones are valid?