I never actually thought into security lol. Its all hear say unless your face is in a pic with a some plants...or if you have a tat that can be linked back to yourself. If your so paranoid you could always pay $9.99/month, and have your IP go through a server that is heavily encrypted, and off US soil so the government cant get a warrent for it, and that would keep them from ever finding you. But like the others said there not after the person growing an O or 2, they are after the person growing 5, 10, 15, 20+ lbs. to sell.