Then change your function to operate across the dataframe and return a different dataframe?

You can add multiple columns at the same time or do a merge statement of some kind

Be more optimistic friend.

Government will continue to do surveillance but they can be constrained by the legal system. Corpos will build ai to sell you bullshit off whatever data they can get on you but you can block their ads and leave their platforms. Encryption is math and can’t be stopped by a law. UK law makers won’t be able to enforce their law even if it’s passed.

It’s cheaper than ever to run your own server, and will continue to get cheaper. Manage your own digital footprint and work towards decentralizing the web. Don’t worry so much about other people, they’ll come around eventually.

Then go for it. It could just be a mistake. It might be a sign they’re disorganized and not as professional as you want.