User blog comment:Semanticdrifter/Digital Protest Against the FISA Improvements Act/@comment-68.35.77.13-20140205191355/@comment-68.191.239.90-20140205200804

Excellent point, and the larger issue to me. Many of the nations programs have shown a history of being less then practical in regards to efficiency, cost, and expense. My biggest concern is that a program designed for one thing, however well intentioned, will rather quickly be subverted into something it was never intended for an usually to the detriment of the everyday joe. In many ways I agree with Brandon's point as well. However, the sad fact is that the agencies that put such a wide net in place for intel have very little issue at of sifting an processing it. Much of it is done at multiple levels in real time. Their ability to find, process, and utilize information of interest can be scary. Thankfully, utilization of data at that level is restricted just a few and their interest is usually on much bigger fish then what Dick or Jane might be doing with itunes.