Julian Leviston wrote:
> 1. People who have nothing to hide won't have problems..
> 2. People should have the right to have things to hide..
> 2. a) Who judges the right and do they have the right to judge..
> 2. b) What says one thing is right and another is wrong..
> 3. What are rules for..
If you actually have a free society, the rule has to be that everyone is free to keep their activities private. If the government gets to decide who does and does not deserve privacy rights, there will be a steady erosion of these rights. Eventually, the only people with privacy with be government agents.
OTOH, I am suspicious of framing the privacy question in these terms. A 'right' to privacy is a nebulous concept, which in practice usually amounts to restricting someone else's freedom of speech. It might be better to approach the problem from a different direction.
Billy Brown, MCSE+I
bbrown@conemsco.com