[thrwaway9871]

The biggest problem is that politicians use and legitimize social networks. The fact that fb/google etc. have detailed profiles on all world leaders and none of them care because in return they get to farm likes and get their tweets featured in media speaks volumes on how much governments really care about national security or even general privacy.

[eru]

To be honest, for politicians and other public figures, Facebook (and Google etc) is no worse and probably better than the traditional paparazzi or yellow press.

[Nextgrid]

Paparazzis don't generally stalk what you do online in private. Facebook has embedded spyware in most mainstream websites & apps that stalks you all the time.

[eru]

They stalk your whole private and public life, if you are a person of interest to them.

[Nextgrid]

Do they routinely install malware on your machine to stalk your online activity?