> Now everyone is at least aware that digital activities are under surveillance including phone call metadata. We have made that trade off for some security. Th

> Now everyone is at least aware that digital activities are under surveillance including phone call metadata. We have made that trade off for some security. Thank you Snowden. We've traded away privacy, but whether that increases security remains to be seen. It certainly increases the money we spend on alleged security. And "creates jobs" or whatever other euphemism we have for pork barrel decision-making today.