Corporations have always been spying on people, whether thru mail-in rebates, polls, or the census. The technology has just improved so much that we're upset that we don't see it when it happens, and it's happening all the time. Personally, I don't care just as long as innocents don't end up in jail (for an extended period of time - mistakes will always happen). If they wish to read people's email about this and that, who cares, as long as they don't publicize it. Yes, I don't like FB sharing my sites' likes with any of my freinds, so I disabled social ads and partner sites. If I was paranoid, I'd opt out completely. However, if they wish to take my info to target specific advertising to me in a private way that no one else can see, then I'm fine with that, as long as it's some algorithm, and not a person, that determines that I like whips and chains. :-) However, if something stands out as a potential threat (i.e., purchased a few machine guns instead of whips and chains), then arresting someone without actual proof of intent to harm is a problem. Snooping and wiretrapping is how the government determines intent to harm. Detaining people for extended periods of time without any legal consultation and quick due process would also be illegal (i.e., Gitmo). That is what we need to make sure doesn't happen. Stopping them completely from snooping is not going to work because bad things are always going to happen and people will cry foul when the government didn't stop it. In the end, there's no perfect solution. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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