&gt; The public, though, is largely against these mass surveillance programs<p>Really? That&#x27;s not my impression. I remember after September 11 - most Americans seemed more than happy to give up their freedoms and privacy in order to fight terrorism. And didn&#x27;t most of the politicians that enacted the Patriot Act get re-elected? Bush certainly did. I often get the impression that most people think surveillance is ok because &quot;they have nothing to hide&quot; (they don&#x27;t seem to think further than that).<p>Has there been any opinion polls on mass surveillance? Anybody got links?