> But well, I'm an optimist and I assume there are doing this for the right reasons. Even if the laws were made with good intentions, they are not implemented

> But well, I'm an optimist and I assume there are doing this for the right reasons. Even if the laws were made with good intentions, they are not implemented by perfect human beings. If you get on the US No-Fly list just because of a clerical error, you will have to fight in court for years to get off [1] because the administration does not want to admit mistakes. Laura Poitras, an investigative journalist, was repeatedly "randomly" searched and detained on airports, without any formal charge, because her documentations are inconvenient to those in charge [2]. IIRC, GHCQ employees stored nude images of those they were surveying in the "Optic Nerve" program for their private collections (I couldn't find source for that, though, so take it with a grain of salt). The general pattern to observe: The combination of power and secrecy fosters abuse. [1] http://www.wired.com/2014/02/no-fly-list-bungle/ http://www.wired.com/2014/02/no-fly-list-bungle/ [2] http://www.salon.com/2012/04/08/u_s_filmmaker_repeatedly_detained_at_border/ http://www.salon.com/2012/04/08/u_s_filmmaker_repeatedly_det... - Note that this was years before her involvement with the Snowden leaks.