This. I’m so glad to see someone else speaking out on this issue. So many people just don’t know the full extent of what’s going on.

I thought you might like to know, a nationwide protest movement has sprung up to demand the restoration of our Fourth Amendment rights:
http://RestoreTheFourth.net

Thanks again for speaking out.

“Surveillance must be in accordance with the law, serve a legitimate aim in a democratic society, and be necessary and proportionate. In other words, States cannot do whatever they want to defend national security, but must operate within strict parameters. As a minimum, three main safeguards should be provided.

First, the law must be precise and clear as to the offences, activities and people subjected to surveillance, and must set out strict limits on its duration, as well as rules on disclosure and destruction of surveillance data. Second, rigorous procedures should be in place to order the examination, use and storage of the data obtained, and those subjected to surveillance should be given a chance to exercise their right to an effective remedy. Third, the bodies supervising the use of surveillance should be independent and appointed by, and accountable to, parliament rather than the executive.”

He also points out that privacy is a fundamental human right.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/26/prism-surveillance-could-destroy-democracy