Privacy is a fundamental human right, and is central to the maintenance of democratic societies. It is essential to human dignity and it reinforces other rights, such as freedom of expression and information, and freedom of association, and is recognised under international human rights law.[1] Activities that restrict the right to privacy, including communications surveillance, can only be justified when they are prescribed by law, they are necessary to achieve a legitimate aim, and are proportionate to the aim pursued.[2]
Read more at:-
https://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/text
The primary purpose of the NSA's Mass Surveillance programs is to undermine democratic processes in America and the West, in order to further favor the interests of large crony Corporations.
Mass Surveillance is highly ineffective as a counter terrorism measure - see Boston.
It is however a highly effective method of :
Collecting data on people that might otherwise be future domestic political dissenters.
Suppressing any critical media articles and potential government whistle blowers.
Controlling senior government officials and politicians.
The information collected is intended to be used for future blackmail or intimidation to suppress any dissent - see Stasi.
http://ian56.blogspot.com/2013/06/verizon-revelations-tom-clements.html
Or to discredit domestic political opponents
http://www.whizart.com/blog/2013/12/08/not-just-porn-nsa-targeted-academics-private-citizens-too/
A complete pack of lies - the government story on the NSA Mass Surveillance programs
http://ian56.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-complete-pack-of-lies-government.html
America's global relations are rapidly deteriorating because of the government's repeated, numerous and widespread abuses of other country's sovereignty.
There will be blowback in all kinds of ways.
http://ian56.blogspot.com/2013/07/nsa-blowback-americas-rapidly.html
Update 10/15
NSA Director Keith Alexander admits he outright lied to Congress about the 54 terror plots.
He now admits that, at most, only one or two terror plots were foiled by Mass Surveillance.
The true number is probably MINUS ONE.
Because of the systems in place and resources diverted to spying on law abiding citizens, the NSA failed to stop Boston.
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/nsa-director-alexander-admits-he-lied-about-phone-surveillance-stopping-54-terror-plots-131007?news=851326
Update 10/21
Is the NSA Blackmailing Politicians & Officials Into Supporting Mass Spying? | ACLU
A very good question and one the media ought to be investigating very thoroughly.
http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/15/is-the-nsa-blackmailing-officials-into-s
America is tearing down all the laws that protect it's citizens in a so called pursuit of some mythical devil, the American government itself has promulgated - Islamic Terrorism.
In reality the laws are being torn down to subjugate Americans themselves.
http://ian56.blogspot.com/2012/11/obamas-civil-rights-violations.html
A Man For All Seasons
More receives a second visitor, a weak and amoral man, Richard Rich (John Hurt), who first warns Sir Thomas that he is surrounded by spies (of which Rich is surely one), then begs More for a job.
Rejected, Rich leaves. More’s daughter shouts at her father that Rich should be arrested for being a “bad man”. More refuses, and insists Rich should remain free: “Go he should. If he were the devil himself, until he broke the law”.
WILLIAM ROPER: So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!
SIR THOMAS MORE: Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?
ROPER: I’d cut down every law in England to do that!
MORE: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned ’round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man’s laws, not God’s! And if you cut them down, and you’re just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake!
All of America's Laws that protect ordinary citizens from abuse are being torn down in the guise of the pursuit of the "Devil" (Islamic Terrorists) :-
While the big banks and large crony Corporations can commit almost any white collar crime with impunity :-
http://ian56.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-heinous-and-serious-crimes-of-obama.html
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