I'll second this. Dell sent a contractor to my home on Thanksgiving day to replace a laptop screen on my kitchen table.
It took under an hour to replace.
I've never seen that level of service from any other company, period.
The difference is, if you announced those plans on a city street, you'd only face government reaction if a citizen reported you or a police officer overhead.
That's different from the federal government having power to eavesdrop on all street corners at all times. The fears over these powers aren't based in a desire to keep the government in the dark, they're a reaction to the massive scope, and the notion that everyone is suspicious all the time.