*if* of course this was about "security" and "keeping people safe"
But it's not.
It's about warrantless access to data.
all data
all the time
Forever.
Why you may ask?
Because
<gollum>
We wants it.
Because we can.
</gollum>
And that is all the "reason" any data fetishist has ever needed for this.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
