hrm...cost/benefit:
the perception of an invasion of privacy is destabilizing enough to increase the chance that something bad happens, so the value of security has to have the cost of a loss of privacy subtracted from it relative to the context:
(S - mP) x (probability of oogly happenings...or POOH) must be > P
or
SMPPOOH P
all that remains is the negotiation of precisely how people will perceive the limitation of privacy.
"(fear of Kaboom - fear of Peepers) x POOH > porn" is the nsa's only hope.
granted there's also fear of Economic destabilization and Radiating nukes, so really, -(PE.KR)(POOH):PORN is the key. (i was even kind enough to put the nukes with the kaboom; see how right wing i am? didn't even argue war iraq -> iran's nukes)
and if life in britain has taught me anything, it's that "
pecker" is slang for "courage": the nsa must be seen to have the courage to resist the hunny jar of pornography. which is why we need eunuchs running the intelligence agencies.
it worked in
dragon inn, right?