[paradite]

> It wouldn't stop those things though, there will always be a weak point.

If that is your argument, then I don't think anyone can convince you.

> What it would do is erode the rights and freedoms of law abiding citizens (something that terrorists seem to want).

That's not how Wikipedia (and I myself) define terrorism:

> Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a financial, political, religious or ideological aim.

[malnourish]

I can be convinced when the argument is good. I don't think a nebulous, "give up your privacy for some possible safety gains" is such an argument. I equate privacy with freedom, and I don't want to give up my freedom.