[saynsedit]

"No, government spies probably don't care what you're saying or doing in front of your computer."

This logic really annoys me. The implication is that it's not so bad that the govt. can violate privacy since most people have nothing to hide.

It's like saying censorship is not so bad since most people have nothing to say.

[manicdee]

It is also sloppy thinking. Agencies like the NSA are bound by certain rules that prohibit targeting people for intelligence gathering. So the work around the law by gathering everything they can without targeting anyone in particular.