> I am generally a very privacy-minded person, but serious question here: is there any legitimate use case for financial privacy from the authorities? I don’t m

> I am generally a very privacy-minded person, but serious question here: is there any legitimate use case for financial privacy from the authorities? I don’t mean “ideologically, I am upset that the government can see I buy too many pastries”. And the vast majority of people have very little to gain from all other kinds of privacy. The government wouldn't find anything interesting in my IM messages either. Most people who really need it are probably up to no good too. I'm on both sides of this debate. I think most privacy issues are overblown by a small set of zealots. But at the same time I don't see much difference between financial privacy and whichever other kind.