The government silencing protest is the problem there, not a lack of privacy. Di...

AgentME · on Jan 29, 2015

If the government were perfect, then privacy might not be that much of an issue. Until then, privacy is often a useful stopgap measure.

josho · on Jan 29, 2015

Some governments today would view a protest like this as a possible terrorist action.

For what it's worth this example more than any other, that I've heard, explains why privacy is important.

LordKano · on Jan 30, 2015

Government silencing protest is a problem, it is not THE problem.

We should do whatever necessary to make it as difficult as possible for governments to silence protests.

There is less need for dissidents if the society and government allow the free airing of grievances.