The problem is not with government or technology. The problem is people. There will always be bad actors in population of sufficient size. It is people who writ

The problem is not with government or technology. The problem is people. There will always be bad actors in population of sufficient size. It is people who write malware just as it is people who run government. Both are equally subject to unethical behavior. You can defend yourself against other private bad actors with sufficient knowledge, but no amount of knowledge can protect you from a corrupt government.