I like the question, and I hope to hear more insightful answers than mine, which is more of a nit-pick than an actual answer. Government and NSA actually have

I like the question, and I hope to hear more insightful answers than mine, which is more of a nit-pick than an actual answer. Government and NSA actually have power. They have it because we gave it to them. They have power because they have drones, tanks, guns, and armies of people willing to use them at their command. Refusing to recognize the authority of a government, even one you aren't a citizen of, even one whose borders you aren't within, seems naive at best. If the US government decides, tomorrow, to kill you, that isn't a threat that you can shrug off... or at least, not one that you can shrug off and expect to live a long life. Sure, perhaps government intervention won't interfere with my creation of something, but in many cases, that isn't even necessarily true. In order to succeed as a business, I have to obey the laws, or be subject to its retaliation. I can't ignore paying taxes, or obtaining appropriate license, or cease and desisting when the FDA tells me to, etc. Pretending that it doesn't exist isn't really an option.