"Some thirty-year scenarios… 1) Intelligence Debilitated (with no new social contract of trust and thus the loss of new talent, the government cannot keep up wi

"Some thirty-year scenarios… 1) Intelligence Debilitated (with no new social contract of trust and thus the loss of new talent, the government cannot keep up with advancing technology and loses the ability to manage its hazards); 2) Withering Nation (privacy obsession hampers commercial activity and government oversight, and nations develop their own conflicting Internets); 3) Intelligent America (new social contract with agreed privacy norms and ongoing security assurance)." Given the 9/11 CYA response and a lack of evidence that anything the NSA does is effective, I don't see the downside of #1 or the upside of #3. #2 presumes only the nation-state can protect business and the internets. I think the multi-nationals have moved on, and the masses will too.