I am reminded of the facsimile of the frog. If thrown into hot water he will jump out, but if thrown into cold water that is slowly heated he will die without r

I am reminded of the facsimile of the frog. If thrown into hot water he will jump out, but if thrown into cold water that is slowly heated he will die without reacting. These measures would have been unthinkable 10 or 15 years ago, yet we've to come almost expect them. Spying and snooping appears to be a one-way street where our privacy is slowly eroded and the trend is never reversed (the excuses given for this vary, but they always include at least one of "child porn", "terrorism", "IP violation", or "organized crime"). "Those who sacrifice liberty for security will lose both and deserve neither." - Benjamin Franklin