Quick Question- No Easy Answers

So, Republicans are all fired up and worried about "Big Brother" aka "Big Government" sticking its nose into the marketplace and dictating the business culture from Washington. Okay, all that free market New Economy argument aside, I must query my Republican brethren; If you are so concerned about the rights and the privacy of (big) business being stripped by big brother, why are you not so concerned about the rights and privacy of individual citizens? You see, the sharing of information pertaining to the preferences/ incomes/ habits of regular Americans is often done without the consent of said American. And forget about all the nosing around the government (ahem...Bush Administration) has done in flagrant violation of our most basic civil rights! So, tell me...why is the concern not across the board?

Riddle me that one, Batman.