I understand people will go far lengths to protect their privacy but with the internet once you have a email they probably have a good idea about you already, and unless you are doing something with malicious intent the government probably (hopefully) doesn’t really care, so why is it such a huge thing?
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It’s called the “slippery slope”. And this principle/theory applies to most things in the world.
Sure, we could say “yes” to governments collecting random data on all of its population for “reasons”. But before you know it, they’ll begin using that data to track you. To solve crimes. Or whatever else. So far… not too bad, right?
Well, eventually they’ll use your data against you. “*Oh, you attended a fundraiser for a political candidate that we now claim is an extremist? YOU are not an extremist.”*
They’ll lock your bank accounts. Seize your assets. Whatever, just use your imagination. All because you are “against” *them*.
Remember Edward Snowden? He uncovered truths about the government spying on us. Know what the government did in response? Legalized all of that spying.
So who knows what they’re doing right now that is illegal. But when the whistles start blowing, they’ll have our elected leaders change the laws to make it legal.
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