There might be something to it. I doubt he's thinking of a big brother scenario; he was referring to checks and balances. The government has a lot of informat

There might be something to it. I doubt he's thinking of a big brother scenario; he was referring to checks and balances. The government has a lot of information that would be useful about whom to trust and perhaps Craig was mostly thinking about government in a collaborative, information-sharing role. But at first glance the thought of the government telling me whom to trust gives me the creeps, too.