> Right, and... what would the harm be there?

That's a little too obvious to state so I won't pretend there's people here that haven't figured that out yet for the sake of overly-pedantic or naive arguing. You're moving into "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" territory.

> Is that just a fundamental value for you?

Yep. It's in my country's constitution and protected under various laws.

You probably mean bill of rights. The US Constitution has no wording expressing any concerns over an American's privacy.

I'm referring to the 4th amendment in the Bill of Rights, in the US Constitution that was interpreted by Katz v. United States to protect individuals with a "reasonable expectation of privacy."

The Bill of Rights is part of the Constitution.

The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution.

> Right, and... what would the harm be there? Is that just a fundamental value for you?

For those that haven't read it, I still recommend this as a good introduction to some fundamental ideas around why privacy should/could be considered a basic right:

http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/priva...