This line of thinking is predicated on two assumptions:
1) That the local authorities are essentially malevolent
2) That it is only the individual's (privacy/security) measures that are deterring the malevolent authority from exploiting them
For most Americans/Europeans, both of these assumptions are false and based in paranoid fantasies. Local authorities are rarely malevolent (though they may commonly be corrupt and excessively self-interested and not care about you), and it is virtually impossible for the average citizen to mount a home defense (real or cyber) against a committed state actor, or even local PD. It's like trying to secure a VM guest from access by the host machine; you're completely surrounded.
I fully support protecting yourself & your privacy against petty criminals, but unilaterally taking on your government is frankly just a waste of life.
1) That the local authorities are essentially malevolent
2) That it is only the individual's (privacy/security) measures that are deterring the malevolent authority from exploiting them
For most Americans/Europeans, both of these assumptions are false and based in paranoid fantasies. Local authorities are rarely malevolent (though they may commonly be corrupt and excessively self-interested and not care about you), and it is virtually impossible for the average citizen to mount a home defense (real or cyber) against a committed state actor, or even local PD. It's like trying to secure a VM guest from access by the host machine; you're completely surrounded.
I fully support protecting yourself & your privacy against petty criminals, but unilaterally taking on your government is frankly just a waste of life.