"It's going to continue to happen -has to happen in a sense- but it is not, and never will be OK."
It may continue to happen.
It does not have to happen.
Experience shows mass surveillance results in a poor signal to noise ratio and the real targets, even if identified, are soon forgotten in the chase for more information.
Targeted surveillance with judicial authority independent of politicians is in my view acceptable.
I'm not exactly sure how you keep the idiots we elect out of the process, or even start the process of booting them out of the existing process, but it's worth aiming for.
And I also would like to say that it is a fine article.
You've got to brave, determined and clever to that kind of work, I take my hat off to those who did.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
