@Moon I think there was a typo in your post, or i misunderstood...
Isnt this:
> human decency recognizes the absolute right of people to have private conversations without government eavesdropping.
An example of this
> rights organizations making pragmatic appeals against internet surveillance
yea that is kinda what i assumed going in, that while thinking with your wallet rather than human rights is **not** very practical I could see how people might have an unhealthy relationship with what we see as practical and it may be considered "pragmatic" to think with your wallet rather than in terms of human rights.. but as i said i would find the opposite to be more pragmatic in reality.