Congress has failed us. In the absence of explicit legislation governing these activities, the executive is free to give and take privacy per its own whim. I am furious that these decisions are being made by arbitrary bureaucratic edicts rather than the will of the people as manifest in legislation.<p>The worst part is that whatever system is publicly described, it can simply be secretly subverted by classified presidential directive.[1]<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usatoday.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;news&#x2F;politics&#x2F;2015&#x2F;06&#x2F;24&#x2F;presidential-policy-directives-form-secret-law&#x2F;29235675&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usatoday.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;news&#x2F;politics&#x2F;2015&#x2F;06&#x2F;24&#x2F;presi...</a>