First off, a
conservative government is not the threat to privacy you think it is.
Here and now (the US,
September,
2000 C.E.), it seems that the so-called
liberals are more of a threat to
privacy. Look at
Janet Reno, appointed by
Bill Clinton, and probably the biggest threat to net.privacy in the world. I've ranted on this once alread, read "
Does anyone care about freedom anymore" if you want to hear all of it.
Secondly, the only way this loss of
individual privacy can be anything less than a disaster is if governments and corporations are subject to the same scrutiny as individuals.