I never said it's a good thing, where did you read that? I never presented the red herring argument that you're trying to counter. I actually agree with you but for argument's sake I just found your reaction interesting considering the really long list of civil liberties and even inherent rights we've all somehow been convinced to relinquish. We are forced to endure more and more "necessary" evils just to get by day to day anymore, and it nauseates me.

You never answered about fingerprinting, should that be considered a violation of our rights? It's a unique identifier in a similar way to DNA, is it not? How about a photograph when you get arrested, should a government record of your face be allowed? What about a written description of you? Where is the reasonable point at which we should stop government information gathering on citizens, yet still allow for holding bad actors accountable to the law?