I find that "traitor" argument very troublesome. To make the argument, you must believe that A) Privacy is a liability, so that by curtailing privacy we streng

I find that "traitor" argument very troublesome. To make the argument, you must believe that A) Privacy is a liability, so that by curtailing privacy we strengthen the country (and conversely, by having more privacy the country is weakened) B) The government must allow us only what measure of privacy it deems appropriate, and even has the authority to balance based on factors it need not disclose. Both of those ideas should be repugnant in a free society.