That is very true - I for one would be up in arms about the whole thing - but as this was the first I had heard of it I was flippant to say the least. It is sad to say that our freedoms are being taken for granted and taken away bit by bit by the people we put in office. But don't you think that's our fault for putting them there in the first place?
Where I work we deal with what is known as Protected Health Information or PHI. It has to be kept secret and we do. It's part of the job - and if you take that job you must be willing to keep your mouth shut. It's the same at University when you're working on a "secret project". No big deal... as long as you keep what you do under your hat.