[tgragnato]

We have already had proofs of the LEAs inability to keep TS information safe, expect a worse level of protection for routinely intercepted phone calls, emails, ...

It's very very difficult (some people say impossible) to assure 100 percent that people's data have been safely stored and transmitted for their whole retention lifetime.

[besselheim]

That's an argument for ensuring that such data is properly secured, not an argument against collecting it in the first place.

[tgragnato]

If you ask me, keep one or the other. The inability to maintain the operational reliability of a datastore (including backups), does not inspire confidence.

Assuming this is an incident and not a coverup.