On a slight tangent, I wonder if those who generally support or don't dispute state monitoring of all communications, transactions, movements etc. are more like

On a slight tangent, I wonder if those who generally support or don't dispute state monitoring of all communications, transactions, movements etc. are more likely to be religious? If you already assume that you're being watched 24/7 by the allmighty, perhaps the concept of the state doing it isn't so bad. Conversely, those who aren't religious or have thrown out the idea of a God altogether are more likely to be against such a thing because the state replaces the mythical behavioral control mechanism with a real all-seeing eye. If true (and I have nothing to prove it is) then the God meme would certainly be helpful to the state.