What we really fear is human nature (Score 1)

There needs to be a balance of privacy and governmental control. Having said that, humans in control (the government) have a tendency to want more - they become "power hungry" - therefore the scales usually tip on the side of control and not privacy. This can easily be taken to extremes i.e. Hitler and the Holocaust. You would think that the German citizens wouldn't have tolerated such sanity. Not only were they passive observers, but also active participants in one of the worst historical times.

It is good for people to think about the actions of their government and not just blindly accept.