With our personal data slowly becoming intertwined with life, a large debate has grown over the years- do we want freedom or security?

Here's an example. You're a 70 year old man with heart conditions. There's a neat device that let people monitor you and immediately come to you with an ambulance if you click the emergency button. However, doing so will mean they will always know where you are. Do you pick:

-The denial of the service to assure you have all your rights?

-The acceptance of the service in case anything happens to you. 

There's probably better examples, but those are the few on the top of my head. The recent "Apple VS FBI" courtcase involving the iPhone of the San Fernando shooter is a real-life example you could most likely wrap your head around as well. If you don't know anything about it, I recommend searching online on Reddit or Wiki. It's a slightly long event to write down

One thing to mention is that this topic is unavoidable. Technology is quickly merging with life for the modern world. Even if we ignore the question, we will walk upon it eventually.

Freedom of course. 

Why can't we have both or even a middle ground ?

theres a reason i force every app everytime to ask if I want to share gps or anything else. I will always choose freedom

A middle ground, but mostly security.

In the examples you provided, obviously security. Nobody gives a shit about surveilling a 70 year old, or you either. Few people are important enough for that shit to be an actual realistic concern.

You can pretty much know which side of the line you're on based on whether or not you're afraid to go on the "Deep Web" lol.

That could actually make a decent experiment.

I provided a common example and a more serious example( Apple VS FBI).

Of course, yes, the government would care less about any of us. Unless someone on VGChartz is a leader of ISIS or something, I'm sure our information with the government won't do any harm

I'm getting too old. So I would go with security.

Security. I don't have anything to hide, so I don't mind being watched.

Freedom. - With freedom you are also technically free to choose your own security.

Once you loose freedom, especially to a government, don't expect to ever get it back.