I've had David Brin's _The Transparent Society_ on my bookshelf for years now. It's worth re-reading.

"... the trade-offs are false dichotomies ... [Safety and freedom] go together. All it takes is breaking the stupid notion of dichotomies and trade-offs."

... "The number of cameras in private hands is expanding vastly compared to the number owned by government. ... People are profoundly more empowered by technology than hindered by it." [Do I sense a Steve Mann influence here?]

... "The aggregate of people in a given community will catch the local thugs and power abusers through small acts of revelation and investigation. It's the aggregate that's wise."

... "Teens need a sense of being able to get away. Really away."

... "[C]ommon people understand a hierarchy of privacy needs."

Interview: David Brin's Naked Truth About Privacy