While you&#x27;re right that as a judge you must respect the law, we as a society must re-evaluate it&#x27;s usefulness and purpose.<p>You&#x27;re looking at this the other way round. It&#x27;s not that privacy makes it harder to foster a civilized society, but removing makes it totally impossible.<p>Is amuses me that you would see this as post Snowden or even American issue. As a Brazilian I know our state is much more corrupt and inapt, and the risks are an order of magnitude higher for us, Snowden or not.<p>See here for some of the rational: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thoughtcrime.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;we-should-all-have-something-to-hide&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thoughtcrime.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;we-should-all-have-somethin...</a>