The left has no issue fighting for the rights of the people to freely communicate without government tracking or interference – and the left is correct in doing so. It is sad liberals are so selective and hypocritical in their embrace of the Constitution to only what they like and favor.
Most assuredly, ours and other government’s use these methods of communications to control, and subvert both here and abroad, but nobody would suggest these technologies be limited to the government’s use. They are and should be readily available to every citizen of the US and indeed, the world, for free and largely unregulated use, save the Patriot Act (which many liberals and conservatives deeply and wisely mistrust).
Conversely, let’s look at the Second Amendment, an Amendment equal to the First in every way and see how it is regulated. In America today, our citizens can own handguns, shotguns, rifles and semi-automatic rifles. That’s about it. A quick look at any branch of the military and it is clear that the government’s arsenal trumps the citizenry’s.
