Presumably all governments already consider themselves to have a green light for mass surveillance. All the same, I do think it's possible for someone to take

Presumably all governments already consider themselves to have a green light for mass surveillance. All the same, I do think it's possible for someone to take a lead in allowing their citizens privacy. And even if that isn't possible, surely there's virtue in a democratic discussion about the reasons we all have to be surveilled. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/11/just-asking/306288/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/11/just-ask... There's also the issue that the US government and other members of the five eyes appear to be egging each other on to ever more elaborate ways round local restrictions.