The State is far more efficient and effective at instilling terror than any loose organization of dissidents could ever hope to be.<p>Read pretty much anything Amnesty International publishes, or even the right history books and you&#x27;ll have all the evidence you ever need as to why privacy is important even when you think it isn&#x27;t.<p>Once bad things start happening it&#x27;s too late to change your mind. They already have what they need.