There are certainly people like you describe. On the other hand in the early days of the net there were legions of script kiddies and others doing all kinds of

There are certainly people like you describe. On the other hand in the early days of the net there were legions of script kiddies and others doing all kinds of shitty things. Also don't forget that there are probably a lot of geeks working at the NSA; considering that, their leak rate is really pretty low. People are fundamentally drawn to power. Having an open and censorship free internet gives people who understand technology the most power. Having a regulated internet accessed through "walled garden" devices gives that power back to governments and suits.