User blog comment:Semanticdrifter/Digital Protest Against the FISA Improvements Act/@comment-5797509-20140205000258/@comment-82.14.92.255-20140205191854

It could be argued that they already have - by putting pressure on tech companies to weaken security (such as HTTPS), they have made it easier for other criminals to penetrate it, and use the information gained to commet theft, fraud, etc.