[DanBC]

Intelligence agencies and law enforcement don't need that stick, becuase they have others.

This is a mixed blessing.

Laws like RIPA (in the UK) sound draconian and scary, but they do mean that almost all law enforcement activity comes under a legal framework and that there are checks and balances on use of investigatory powers.

The UK has more CCTV than any other country in the world, but now CCTV is regulated by the information commissioner. We even have a surveillance commissioner to look at what the security services are doing.