User blog comment:Semanticdrifter/Digital Protest Against the FISA Improvements Act/@comment-24399650-20140205174342/@comment-4811793-20140205181240

There's obviously a great deal of passion felt by advocates of both positions, but let's not be so quick to dismiss the other side's point of view. There are very real and well-articulated reasons for intelligence agencies gathering useful internet data. The debate at this stage is more focused on citizen awarenss and consent, bringing greater oversight and transparency to the tools and processes involved.