Ultra-paranoid? Time to give up!
Well yeah it has to do with "Patriot Act" from 9/11 incident I would assume? Ever heard of EXIF Data(from digital cameras and iPhones) I wonder how many people remove this from selfies and stuff every time they post pictures on the net? I no I don't but its a privacy problem w/o proper removal they can pretty much track the exact location the picture was taking on GPS.