Of course mass surveillance leads to a chilling effect. Personally, I&#x27;m now concerned about what I say in email, in text messages, in discussion forums, and in telephone calls. I fear that if I use the wrong words or visit the wrong websites, I&#x27;ll trigger some automated system and will be put on some kind of watch list that will change my life. This is a very scary state of affairs. And unfortunately I don&#x27;t see a near-term solution. The interests of government and corporations are aligned (reducing pressure to enact any serious privacy regulation). They&#x27;re both looking to vacuum up as much personal data as possible for national security on the one hand and to develop new and improved revenue&#x2F;business models on the other.