About That Webcam Spying: Where Are The Fiscal Conservatives?

What Atrios said.  What an absurd, abusive waste of resources.  No money for education, or infrastructure, but billions every year for this intrusive, abusive garbage.

Because They Can

"I'm of the opinion that most of this stuff is just a colossal waste of time and money, a way for agencies to justify their budgets and people to justify their jobs. Of course it's a colossal waste of time and money which is also a colossal violation of privacy rights that is open to extreme abuse."

And of course, because it's all done in total secret, there's no opportunity for us to have a conversation about what a ridiculous, abusive waste it is.