Many on HN are opposed to the government trying to protect itself from the exposure of illegal or unpopular actions.

You think it’s unreasonable to believe that expectation of privacy ought to apply differently to the general population than it does to government officials carrying out their duties? Would you also say it’s inconsistent for me to support FOIA without wanting my personal communications to be subject to it?

Would be wonderful if we could leave the blatantly transparent, false equivalencies on Facebook and Twitter where they’re more becoming of the general user base, and maybe try to be slightly more thoughtful, eh?

Secrecy is anathema to government accountability. It is not the same to film private persons as it is to film government agents.