>> the reality won't change that covert surveillance is not good for a country and its citizens. I don't agree. Surveillance\Censorship is necessary and it has

>> the reality won't change that covert surveillance is not good for a country and its citizens. I don't agree. Surveillance\Censorship is necessary and it has to get better over time. In the era of social networks and virality, bad stuff spreads at a speed and scale no one has seen before. If the Twitter CEO is saying "We suck at dealing with abuse" it isn't a stretch to believe the Intelligence agencies and defense establishment sucks at preventing worse stuff like the Boston Bombings or ISIS recruitment.