> This argument can be extended to anything, which suggests it might not add any value to the discussion.

Excel has many primary benefitial purposes, it wasn't built for leaking PII.

Shovels likewise are useful for a benefitial purpose, they are not made for beating people up.

Third party spyware ("analytics") has only one purpose, collect data from unsuspecting customers. They have no valid benefitial purpose, if one accepts that spying is not kosher.