I used to advocate a similar philosophy to you on this. Now, I'm in a bit of a transition phase, although I'm not sure exactly where I'm transitioning to. Thi

I used to advocate a similar philosophy to you on this. Now, I'm in a bit of a transition phase, although I'm not sure exactly where I'm transitioning to. This article [0] has made points that I'm not certain I completely agree with, but has done enough for me to suggest that my original position might need updating. The point being, essentially, that at some point we might need to consider the trade off of who we're actually afraid of and where we can get the best protection as part of a trade-off, since things like "freedom", "risk", "security", and "privacy" aren't absolutes in any meaningful way. [0] http://www.newstatesman.com/2015/11/coming-anarchy-john-gray-isis-security-hobbes http://www.newstatesman.com/2015/11/coming-anarchy-john-gray...