That's one of the elements of the essay I disagreed with.

To me, with power comes the need for transparency. The greater the power (wealth, government, corporate, etc.), the greater the mandate for transparency.

Your average Joe minding his own business? Not so much.

Edit: Parent post, since deleted, had commented on this passage in the article:

"But there is a paradox here. Because many of those who are shocked by the extraordinary extent of the secret surveillance - radical journalists, cyber-revolutionaries, internet libertarians - are also argueing for total transparency of information."