Yes, and the adult discussion goes something like this: We live in the golden age of surveillance. If the authorities want to know where you are, what you buy,

Yes, and the adult discussion goes something like this: We live in the golden age of surveillance. If the authorities want to know where you are, what you buy, who you speak to, what you like, and where you've been, they can get that information. The only thing they cannot do is peek into a conversation if you don't want them to know the contents of your thoughts. You suggest that perhaps they should be able to do more. This is because you have never lived under a ruthless autocracy, yet.