They pulled this same scare in the mid-nineties. Turned out to be bullshit.

Besides they need a device that can tell them where you are, what your saying, who your talking to.
A devise that can track all of you past moves for the year down to a square meter.
A device with a couple of lens so they can see you and the company you keep.
A device that can report when you visit questionable web sites and what you have bought or researched.

Take my iphone for instance. It can do all of those things...and.... then some... OH SHIT!