It never bothers anybody at first. But when the government comes knocking at your door telling you that you've been suspected as a terrorist and your counsel isn't allowed to look at the eveidence against you, you'll change your tune.

Both Hitler and Saddam Hussein started their regime with only small intrusions into others privacy. Pretty soon all kinds of privacies were beeing stepped on. None of which is any worry to anybody that obeys the law... until charges are brought up with eveidence that didn't exist before the charges.