I am not a conspiracy nut. I do, however, feel that most people are not aware of the inroads being made into their privacy. If you can somehow make them aware, they don't see a reason to care. After all, we don't see too many evil things companies can do besides spam us. Nor do we believe that our governments are going to look like 1984 anytime soon.

Don't forget, however, that the United States had the McCarthy hearings not too long ago. J. Edgar Hoover certainly didn't use his information for good purposes. Instead, he used it to blackmail other people to maintain power and influence policy. It is remotely possible for something much worse than these things as well. Maybe we don't have much to worry about now, but who is to say in 5 or 10 years?

So, should you care that the FBI no longer needs a court order to get a wiretap? Or that the bill of rights is systematically being undermined?

-Biscuits