Quite right. It's perfectly fine for our governments and corporations to work together to collect our data. Western ethics dictate that its NOT ok for Eastern

Quite right. It's perfectly fine for our governments and corporations to work together to collect our data. Western ethics dictate that its NOT ok for Eastern governments and corporations to work together and collect our data. That's a security risk. For the individual, the analysis is clear. All government involvement is a security risk. The are all immoral, and seek ever greater control and power. This is nothing about security (either represents an insecure position for the individual). This is about which government has greater power and control over individuals. It's all so filthy...