Eli5 why is the government collecting metadata or online information in general a terrible thing?

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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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>…unless you are doing something with malicious intent the government probably (hopefully) doesn’t really care…

the house committee on unamerican activities rounded people up for their private political beliefs and ruined their lives and careers over nothing.

so, yes, the government *does* care and in the most malicious way sometimes.

but if the government has reason to believe that somebody *is* dangerous and requires surveillance they can certainly run that by a judge and get a warrant. it’s not that hard and it’s the law.

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