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I downvoted you because you imply that government collecting and recording data about their citizens is the same as citizen collecting and recording data about their government. You don't support such implication with anything, and just states it as an fact.

It is false. Actions made by Government, and actions made by private people has different effects on society.

A transparent government is a good thing. it allows for accountability and protects the individual. Its the only defense against power abuse.

A lack of privacy for the individual is a bad thing. It destroy modern society, breaks the court system, and encourage politics to focus on conservative efforts against political threats. Suddenly, one can identify any future political leaders before they has risen to a point of power.

If a popular smarthpone allowed people to identify any movement of an other person, FSF would likely not cheer on. Such app would be used to steal identify, provide stalkers with location data, allowed thieves to know where house owners are, and so on.