It is inevitable that this is the direction we're headed. It's already been happening, Google, browser plug-ins... can all read both sides of an email conversation. Your phone can (if it wants) listen to you and those around you. Cameras are everywhere... at least this is self-hosted and open source. Since there will never be an option for pre-electronics privacy again, it seems like this is the direction we should push to balance out the power of corporations and governments.