Z:gnu-www-ja-surveillance-vs-democracy--86fb5e-When people recognize that the/en

When people recognize that the level of general surveillance is too high, the first response is to propose limits on access to the accumulated data. That sounds nice, but it won't fix the problem, not even slightly, even supposing that the government obeys the rules. (The NSA has misled the FISA court, which said it was unable to effectively hold the NSA accountable.) Suspicion of a crime will be grounds for access, so once a whistleblower is accused of &ldquo;espionage,&rdquo; finding the &ldquo;spy&rdquo; will provide an excuse to access the accumulated material.