Privacy and freedom are orthogonal concepts. A lack of privacy can only lead to a lack of freedom if institutions have excessive coercive powers and if a societ

Privacy and freedom are orthogonal concepts. A lack of privacy can only lead to a lack of freedom if institutions have excessive coercive powers and if a society has strongly held but commonly broken rules. IMO, getting rid of the latter as much as possible is much easier than guaranteeing privacy for everyone.