When it comes to (computer) security/privacy, you can't get by politics.
Politicians make rules/laws that have influence on security/privacy.
e.g.
Some are trying force software makers to have a back-door in their applications so governmental instances (police, FBI, CIA, NSA, BVD, Cheka, NKGB, MGB, etc) can see what you are doing.
If governmental instances can spy on you, so can the bad guys.
It is a huge security risk.