Broad coalition sues feds to halt electronic surveillance by National Security Agency
Found on Washington Post on Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Environmental and human rights activists, church leaders and gun rights advocates found common ground on Tuesday, filing a lawsuit against the federal government to halt a vast National Security Agency electronic surveillance program.
It seeks an injunction against the NSA, Justice Department, FBI and directors of the agencies, and challenges what the plaintiffs describe as an “illegal and unconstitutional program of dragnet electronic surveillance.”
While this is a good idea, I'm afraid that as a result the government will apologize but still continue the programs, even more secretly than before. The only foolproof solution would be to redesign the Internet with maximum privacy and anonymity in mind, but that won't happen.