The government also "wins out" because it reserves the sole power to take your life, liberty, and possessions from you. The government is supposed to protect y

The government also "wins out" because it reserves the sole power to take your life, liberty, and possessions from you. The government is supposed to protect you from others trying to take these things and stop you from taking these things from others. It needs certain limited powers to do that. But without severe checks, those powers are certain to be abused. Combine that power with total information, and it's almost certain to result in abuses and authoritarianism. While it's a thought many might not have at the tip of their tongues, I think most people realize that, due to the nature of power, it's extremely risky for the agent with all the power to also have all the information.