Why are people saying that the 2010 was way too personal?

a genealogist myself, it is my opinion that it wasn't personal enough (genealogically speaking of course). I know the government shouldn't be able to keep tabs on us or know everything about its people, but I didn't really see anything that was an invasion of privacy (that wasn't on the 1790-1930 ones). I mean many of the earlier ones asked for not only basically everything that was on the 2010 one, but also property/personal value, jobs, birthplaces, marriage/immigration details, past military experiences, child rearing information (# of children born/are alive), and other things. The only thing that I actually see as being more intrusive then the past ones I have seen is the emphasis on race. However, the older ones (that are currently out for genealogical purposes) were during a time where there were many less minorities. Almost the entire united states was White or Black, there were no shades of brown in between (pardon me if I am not politically correct as I feel the need to be straight forward). Anyways, do any of you, genealogists, feel that the 2010 was too personal or that it violated your rights. Please elaborate why or why not, I'd love to hear some of your thoughts.