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This speaks exactly to the general point I wanted to make: why should I put so much trust in the government? I'm not anti-gov by any means, but government is a
by afterburner 14y ago
This speaks exactly to the general point I wanted to make: why should I put so much trust in the government? I'm not anti-gov by any means, but government is a large group of people, and among any large group, there are going to be some untrustworthy people, some liars, some stupid people, some irresponsible people, some committing crimes, some covering up crimes (which is just another crime)... And certainly, in government, there are going to be some people who have agendas, and some people who have only their interest or their small group's interests in mind.
So turning over everything to this large group, with all its power is... risky to say the least.
- thomasluce 14y agoI agree 100%. Furthermore, privacy is an issue of trust, not an issue of guilt. These very lines of reasoning (and the laws that stem from them) cause me to not trust those people and institutions, and so I won't trust them with my information, weather or not I feel that information is damning. They have shown their untrustworthiness, and so I must expect, in order to protect myself, that they are untrustworthy people who will do untrustworthy things with that data.