The fact that in the USA it takes a court order to access the list of books someone has borrowed from a library should show how far we've drifted from upholding privacy laws in the digital world. 

People already fought in the highest courts to protect your right to read privately!

chairman_pretense

> It would be as absurd as the postal service deciding what you can or can't write in a letter. Or black listing certain people from even being able to send or receive mail.

Exactly. In the analog world, society has decided that privacy and censorship resistance is important - at least to some degree.

But in the digital world, it's still figuring this out.

Ask SN: Is net neutrality good or bad?

BlokchainB

Neutrality is good. Service suppliers shouldn't get to dictate how the service is used. 

It would be as absurd as the postal service deciding what you can or can't write in a letter. Or black listing certain people from even being able to send or receive mail.