Technology, Not Law, Limits Mass Surveillance

15 Jul 2013 • technologyreview.com

The American public previously, maybe unknowingly, relied on technical and financial barriers to protect them from large-scale surveillance by the government. These implicit protections have quickly eroded in recent years as technology industry advances have reached intelligence agencies, and digital communications technology has spread through society. As a result, we now have to replace these “naturally occurring” boundaries and refactor the law to protect our privacy.

For some reason I feel pessimistic about the government's ability to "refactor" the law to protect our privacy.