Why would we trust the government to secure our identities online? Does the government have any kind of interest to manipulate this system from the inside to r

Why would we trust the government to secure our identities online? Does the government have any kind of interest to manipulate this system from the inside to respond to its needs? The federal intelligence community for one would be very interested by creating fake identities for its operatives thus creating a potential security hole for others to exploit. On the US money is written, 'In God we trust' but NOT 'In the Government we trust'.