What do you think about the usage of social networking sites to gather data on people by the government?

Question: What do you think about the usage of social networking sites to gather data on people by the government?
- Keywords:
  data,
  government,
  social networking
Asked by Harukaoki to Matthew, Neil, Pete, Philippa on 18 Mar 2015.
- Neil Taylor answered on 18 Mar 2015:
  
  Hi Harukaoki!
  
  Tough question! I guess it’s about balancing the right to privacy with the responsibility of a government to keep people safe (prevent terrorism, etc).
  
  It depends on the context, and everyone will draw the line in a different place!

Question: What do you think about the usage of social networking sites to gather data on people by the government?