If the expectation from intelligence services is that they are there to misbehave so that "the free world can stay free" then I doubt things would change. Distr

If the expectation from intelligence services is that they are there to misbehave so that "the free world can stay free" then I doubt things would change. Distributed (national) conscience has the distinct advantage of not putting any pressure on any particular individual. Look no further from you local corporation where moral people will take immoral actions in the name of the company. Regular people sharing the burden with many others will not feel it. How do the actual people involved in this deal with it I have no idea. They might be a special breed and either don't see this as a moral failing, or simply can withstand huge pressure from their own conscience.