>The idea that it's possible to overflow the governments secret lists is founded on the idea that the government cares if a list gets too long. I'm not sure tha

>The idea that it's possible to overflow the governments secret lists is founded on the idea that the government cares if a list gets too long. I'm not sure that's the case. It's not just about governments having extensive and precise information on us, it's anyone who might use it (i.e. hackers, insiders) for nefarious purposes. Whether or not they "care" if the data is superfluous is unimportant, the goal is to make reliably narrowing down a target more time consuming.