> That's an interesting meta point which is much wider than this discussion (it also encompasses PRISM etc)
Fair enough, though I don't think I ever saw that meta point being touched in any of the discussions about recent privacy issues, and I wish it had - it seems to be important for the future of mankind.
> most of those that do don't expect Him to adversely affect their every day life
To be honest, a lot of the stuff we want to be "private" about probably wouldn't adversely affect our daily lives as well. For instance, if I were to be discriminated by my employer for being a Trekkie (because everyone who cares can know everyone elses fandom affiliations), that employer would be doing himself a big disservice by dismissing potentially good people because of irrelevant criteria and will be outcompeted by one who doesn't discriminate (unless he wants to create a Star Wars-oriented workplace to improve cohesion and morale; let the market decide then if this actually makes sense).
The only big objection I can see is with insurance - while on the one hand I'd be totally fine for insurance companies to bill people by their risky behaviour, it would have nasty consequences for health-related policies; having access to medical data makes insurance more expensive for people who need it the most. But I suppose there could be workarounds.
Fair enough, though I don't think I ever saw that meta point being touched in any of the discussions about recent privacy issues, and I wish it had - it seems to be important for the future of mankind.
> most of those that do don't expect Him to adversely affect their every day life
To be honest, a lot of the stuff we want to be "private" about probably wouldn't adversely affect our daily lives as well. For instance, if I were to be discriminated by my employer for being a Trekkie (because everyone who cares can know everyone elses fandom affiliations), that employer would be doing himself a big disservice by dismissing potentially good people because of irrelevant criteria and will be outcompeted by one who doesn't discriminate (unless he wants to create a Star Wars-oriented workplace to improve cohesion and morale; let the market decide then if this actually makes sense).
The only big objection I can see is with insurance - while on the one hand I'd be totally fine for insurance companies to bill people by their risky behaviour, it would have nasty consequences for health-related policies; having access to medical data makes insurance more expensive for people who need it the most. But I suppose there could be workarounds.