There are two problems - surveillance itself and the lack of democratic oversight and control.
Most people would agree that the state should be able to deprive people of their liberty ( prison ), but that stringent controls should be in place, with that process being public and involve peers ( though that is being slowly undermined in the west ).
What are the controls around surveillance? What processes stop abuse? Who is accountable? Where is the transparency?
You could argue that you can't be public about intent to spy, but there is a lot more that could be done.
Most people would agree that the state should be able to deprive people of their liberty ( prison ), but that stringent controls should be in place, with that process being public and involve peers ( though that is being slowly undermined in the west ).
What are the controls around surveillance? What processes stop abuse? Who is accountable? Where is the transparency?
You could argue that you can't be public about intent to spy, but there is a lot more that could be done.
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