Ask your friend how that&#x27;s any better or safer than what the East German Republic did to its people under the Stasi. If he tries to dodge then I&#x27;m gonna say he&#x27;s not much of a friend. When it comes to protecting the rights of others which includes their privacy I would probably have cut that person off day one. I&#x27;m a bit of an extremist to be sure, but some things are more precious than a friend and freedom, IMO, is one of them.