In response to a a comment left about Exception Expands Domestic Surveillance, I give you:
If the US was in fact the model of freedom that it dreams to be, then who cares about privacy. Truth be told, the US is not 100% free. It has laws that protect people from themselves. If the government stuck to the job of protecting people form other people, then let them know all about everyone. Only the people who are out killing, kidnapping, and stealing would have problems with the government snooping. Sadly, that's the main reason why I'll argue that we need privacy laws.
The secondary reason is that the government has no right to force me to alter my behavior so that I'm forced to share information about myself, my customers, my neighbors, or anyone else. A practical example would be if I were an ISP. An ultimatum such as, "Sniff your customer's packets or goto jail", is morally wrong for the same reason something like "Tell me where your grandmother is or you'll get one to the head" is wrong. No body has the right to demand information because such a right would violate my rights. And that's what laws such as the above are.
Until the US gives up on protecting people from themselves, keep the government off my back.
