[nitrogen]

Surveillance carried out by individuals and corporations, even if universally available, doesn't make surveillance by governments any less bad. The printing press was an instrument of giving; surveillance is an instrument of taking.

[cinquemb]

I didn't say anything about it becoming "less bad", just that the discussions will mostly be purely academic and of little value to the avg person (to them gov surveillance < miley cyrus|beyonce|justin beiber|shinny new iphone app|that college degree) surrounding those capabilities under the situation I put forth, especially if such masses find any utility in having access to such information.

Edit for 1st comment: Looks like 4sq found it… and I'm sure there's room for others to follow… http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/05/foursquare-revenues/