[gnocchi]

Good point, but if we can't rely on the law to help us what will be left?

I wonder if one can make a request for information (Freedom of Information Act) about data personally held from the government?

[krapp]

> Good point, but if we can't rely on the law to help us what will be left?

The only options remaining, when you can't trust the laws or the systems that create the laws, are attrition (pervasive encryption and decentralizing of networks to deny governments access to information coupled with aggressive leaking and whistleblowing to limit their effectiveness), violence (which serves the interests of authoritarians and extremists) or acceptance of the status quo.

[Beltiras]

There were cases in the States where a defendant tried to subpoena records from the meta-data collection saying it would exonerate him from the accusation. I can't find how the motion was ruled on with some light Googling. Anyone remember?