> "...it doesn't explain why domestic mass surveillance should be ruled out." It's a matter of who we have a responsibility towards. The government we elect i

> "...it doesn't explain why domestic mass surveillance should be ruled out." It's a matter of who we have a responsibility towards. The government we elect in our own country is responsible to us, and as a people we widely do not want our government spying on us. (This is true in most if not all countries.) But that same government is NOT responsible to the citizens of other nations. The CIA has no responsibility towards Canadians (like myself) or anyone else who isn't American. I'm not arguing that this is ethically right. I'm just saying it's pragmatic. If you're not a citizen of my country, my country has no legal obligations to you outside of international law. And no country, to my knowledge, has ever tried to introduce the right to privacy into international law. Every country hates spies within its own borders, but seeks to have them inside of everyone else's.