Surveillance by a nation-state is troubling problem, but surveillance by the populace is an equally troubling problem.

Related reading:

"The Real Reason We Need to Stop Trying to Protect Everyone's Feelings"

http://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2015/11/the-real-reas...

"The Coddling of the American Mind"

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-codd...

"Rage Profiteers: How Bloggers Harness Our Anger for Their Own Gain"

http://observer.com/2014/10/rage-profiteers-how-blogs-harnes...