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> After all, government is prevented by the rule of law from arbitrarily throw you in jail

That hasn't exactly stopped them from holding detainees in Guantanamo with no charges for years, and no hope of release.

If the government gets the wrong idea about you, they may bust your door down and run in with guns drawn, then shoot you because they think you're reaching for a gun.

While I'm concerned about what Google or Facebook will do with my information, the biggest concern (and the one expressed here) is that the government will demand or snoop it from them, and act on it in one of the ways described above.




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