JOHN on Nostr: I think it's so funny when government people say that privacy protects criminals , ...

I think it's so funny when government people say that privacy protects criminals , etc., so they "have to" spy on everybody.
First of all, this assumes all parts of the government is trustworthy, not a likely probability.
Additionally this ignores the other avenues they can use to combat crime besides spying on everybody.
This is just the excuse the use to soothe the ignorant