> What would go wrong in society if the internet and phone system were totally un-tappable by government and people could easily communicate in complete secrecy?
Uhm, terrorism?
I'm not saying it's a good excuse, but it seems to have been the primary driver of, well, pretty much everything for the past decade.
> ... against the people's wishes.
Not so much, no. You'll be surprised/scared to learn how widespread the "if you haven't done anything wrong, you've got nothing to hide" line of thinking is outside our circles.
Uhm, terrorism?
I'm not saying it's a good excuse, but it seems to have been the primary driver of, well, pretty much everything for the past decade.
> ... against the people's wishes.
Not so much, no. You'll be surprised/scared to learn how widespread the "if you haven't done anything wrong, you've got nothing to hide" line of thinking is outside our circles.