Why we can't go back to business as usual post-PRISM
<i>"And so—before the capability was made public, it _likely_ wouldn't have been used against mere political nuisances,"</i><p>Wasn't this <i>type</i> of data mining the source of the data leading to the expose' of Eliot Spitzer's bad habits; ultimately leading to his political demise? Exposing philandering politicians, or prostitution, are both far away from what I'd consider an appropriate use of technology.