The problem is normal, human paranoia and the for some value of normal urge to control others and/or monitor everything. We (the people) want our comms to be secure and private. Government has decided that because they can, everything should be slurped and stored "just in case". Some of it gets processed but most comms are just stored or so we've been told.
There is two inherent issues thought... the old "if you have done nothing wrong, nothing to fear".. which is bull since everyone has done at least one or two things wrong. The other is the old "give me five lines and I'll find something to hang you with" thing. Do we want to continue living in the shadow of this? Or do we (here in the States) wish to continue to exercise our Constitutional rights to free and unfettered speech?
I do believe that many of us are paranoid about comms for very valid reasons given the nature of governments (all of them) of late. And then there's the crims and financial gain....
Biting the hand that feeds IT
