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Originally Posted by Unimatrix 00
I'd have absolutely no problem with governmental bodies reading my emails. I don't give away too much over the internet anyway. Chances are I won't know the person inspecting them, and when you think about it, it will make the country safer, if just a tiny bit. What's the big deal? This is something I've heard many people worry about before, but why, exactly? It's not like someone you give a shit about is reading your emails. And chances are the person employed to read emails won't give a shit about who you fucked last night either.
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The dynamic is simple. Everyone recognizes that knowledge is power. Once an individual or organization knows virtually everything one can know about you, the ability of that individual or organization to control you is nearly infinite. If governments were infallibly moral, then perhaps this idea would be less objectionable, but, as things are, that the information gleaned through these methods might be turned to ends other than the safety of citizens is very likely.