This is exactly the response to this tragedy that I was fearing in the UK. What the article fails to mention is that France passed their own sweeping surveillance law earlier this year [1], and it clearly failed to stop this attack from happening. That isn&#x27;t to say that increased surveillance never aids in intercepting terrorism, but to sell it as a golden bullet is highly disingenuous. Now is precisely the wrong time to be making rash decisions and passing reactionary legislation which will have serious ramifications for privacy and cyber-security for years to come.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;2015&#x2F;may&#x2F;05&#x2F;france-passes-new-surveillance-law-in-wake-of-charlie-hebdo-attack" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;2015&#x2F;may&#x2F;05&#x2F;france-passes-n...</a>