&gt; There is no way to stand up to the train of data collection. For one, the public being afraid of this and that will demand to be protected at all costs, no matter how small the threat.<p>I disagree. I think government data collection on citizens should not be allowed, period. I know many people external to tech who agree with me.<p>The issue occurs when government officials talk about terror attacks. If they were honest, and told anyone it never prevented a terror attack, more would be inclined to not be tracked.<p>Coupled with this, is the fact I don&#x27;t trust the government databases not to get hacked, and neither does anyone else.