Thanks for the A2A. This is kind of out of my usual swim lane, but I'll take a swing at it based on personal sentiment plus consideration of the nexus of surveillance and aviation, i.e., drones (AKA unmanned aircraft). read more
So, my "pros and cons" list takes into consideration all of the means and parties capable of carrying out "mass surveillance" in all of its forms, including listening to my phone calls, poking into my e-mail, or looking over my back fence. read more
But mass surveillance that infringes on privacy and liberty fails to play this role and consequently undermines the way we live” Indeed, mass surveillance effectively strips away fundamental freedoms that are the cornerstones of modern democracies. Deprivation of privacy compels adherence to orthodoxies and squashes dissent. read more