The problem seems to be that power always seems to get abused at some point or another. Initially the surveillance was supposedly about terrorism. Now everyone is scrambling to use it for other purposes [1]. Organised crime, drug smuggling, human trafficking. They are all worthy things to fight, but it is a slippery slope I believe.
Soon they will access your car GPS to figure out if you were speeding or even if you possibly could have spent that time doing the work you claimed so that you can deduct your travel on the taxes. Where does it stop? And who watches the watchers? They are very resistant to any insight by anyone who isn't on a committee with insiders, i.e. politicians who have worked all their lives to get to the point where they can sit on these committees. Do you think they will say: "Stop! Enough!"?
Soon they will access your car GPS to figure out if you were speeding or even if you possibly could have spent that time doing the work you claimed so that you can deduct your travel on the taxes. Where does it stop? And who watches the watchers? They are very resistant to any insight by anyone who isn't on a committee with insiders, i.e. politicians who have worked all their lives to get to the point where they can sit on these committees. Do you think they will say: "Stop! Enough!"?
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/us/other-agencies-clamor-f...