I may be in the minority here, but I see the law as having a positive. By actually legislating this instead of having it occur clandestinely, the true intention

I may be in the minority here, but I see the law as having a positive. By actually legislating this instead of having it occur clandestinely, the true intentions are clear to those that otherwise might not have known (i.e. the non-technical masses). I can only hope that the US follows Australia and Germany in making a clear statement about this metadata collection, for better or worse, to increase the market for client side encryption and anonymity.