Privacy is Sovereignty

If "knowledge is power," then privacy is sovereignty.

The contemporary age we live in is referred to as the information age. We are becoming more of a surveillant society ("This call may be monitored for quality control purposes." Or notice that every bank, gas station, etc have cameras the Feds can requisition the data from if "necessary."). Everything that can be stored digitally is stored digitally. This has led to the modern policy called "data mining."

Recently public opinion has been questioning whether the Constitution does not protect the right of privacy. Well then what does it protect? 'Obviously' it does not protect God-given rights...They are being trampled on. Regardless of the issue, the Feds will "wiretap illegally until it becomes legal," or in this case they will data mine personal information even if it goes against the sense of the Constitution.

Safety will not be found in "giving up a few rights" but in the protection and defense of privacy rights.