Re: Bend over, citizens
"In any case, none of this will make any difference."
I beg to differ. It will indeed make no difference whatsoever to current actual practice regarding these matters - snoopers will continue to snoop exactly as before; however, what this does is push further the perception that snooping is an ok (or even virtuous) thing to do, both in political circles and in public view. Granted, the post-Snowden public is not exactly receptive to being snooped on but the general opinion is slowly swaying towards less and less expected privacy already - just compare what millennials think is acceptable to what we old farts think is...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
