A bit late for anyone to be too concerned about the possibility, and even the likelihood, of being subject to tracking by the feds over time in a number of personal activities.
I read the article. It seems as if Wise Foods may be guilty of fraud. You don’t have to have eaten the food and suffered negative consequences in order for a fraud to have occurred. They sold a product that was not as advertised and apparently knew it. That’s fraud.
I am commented in the past to check very closely what the daily calorie total is on these type storage foods. Most only provide what is a slow starvation diet over the long term if they are the only food consumed. Most hover around 1200 to 1500 calories per day. Not nearly enough even without the physical and mental stress of a long-term event. A single MRE provides in excess of 3000 calories.
I may have participated in one of the Wise Food 72-hr emergency kit sales events offering significant savings, I can’t remember for certain. Seems to me that Wise Foods deserved their punishment. I could care less about records being handed over. I occasionally purchase emergency supplies, including food, so I will not be a burden to very over-worked emergency response organizations who are better available to help those really in need.