I do find this an interesting notion. Because the internet transcends national boundaries and government jurisdiction, it encourages people to think of themselves as part of a global humanity, without loyalty to a specific government or group, and without loyalty to those who try to invade privacy for corporate or nationalist reasons. It's easy to forget that the concept of nation states and nationalism is a relatively new one and not necessarily worth of respect. Perhaps the internet and sharing and protecting our own data will help to obsolete nations and encourage people to be loyal to ideas, not brands or polities.

Nationalism is mostly pretty evil IMHO, but nation states are actually providing a crucial role as a check on the power of corporations, the boards of which would otherwise be defacto global lords. The tension of diplomacy between nation states is critical to keeping everyone honest. My biggest fear for the future of the planet is a consolidated world government with real power (as opposed to the United Nations) because I think serious corruption would be unavoidable over time.