&gt; Rice is a terrible human being and a seasoned deceiver of the public.<p>This is a pretty callous thing to say, even for HN. I think there&#x27;s a real discussion to be had here about data privacy and the power of law enforcement agencies, but demonizing Condoleezza feels like creating a straw man. She&#x27;s just a board member-- it&#x27;s not like she&#x27;s VP of Product or CEO or something.<p>I get your point, but calling her a &quot;terrible human being&quot; is kind of extreme, don&#x27;t you think? Not sure that statement adds to a well-reasoned argument. I personally don&#x27;t agree with all her politics or behavior, but I don&#x27;t think she ranks up there with the truly &quot;terrible&quot; humans. She was a professor at Stanford, is an accomplished musician, has done a lot for international US diplomacy, was the first woman in many of her roles, etc. etc.