What's the bet that "ECHELON" is in fact one of the keywords that ECHELON itself searches for? That means that we will get a few extra page views on our blogs from some government official who's job it is to make sure we are not plotting a terror attack on George W. Bush (However, those last few words are probably more likely to draw them in anyway!!!).
On one hand I agree with people who say that it is a breach of our privacy to have the government watching over our online activity. However at the same time I say that, the majority of us do not seem to have a problem with a police presence in society - watching over the general activities in public to make sure nobody does anything illegal. If we agree that our online presence is today becoming more and more an extension of our physical lives, then is it so wrong to have some kind of similar online surveillance? When people worry about their online privacy, it is probably things such as the slightly embarassing email they may have written to their girlfriend that they are scared of having people read. I am sure that the government officials who are using ECHELON do not actually have time to read these kinds of things, as they should be more concerned with activities like a terror attack on Bush.
However, like has been the case with some real life policemen, there are some who would find a way to abuse the system internally - meaning there should definitely be some kind of policy amongst the few people who "know" about it to prevent an abuse of the system.
Oh, and for the record, I don't think deflating a spy base dome would really be the best way to voice your opposition to ECHELON. Just putting that out there.... lol
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