Reply #8: But, what is being done with the information?

[L. Coyote]

Yes, it is the information age. I know the IP of every computer that accesses my web domain. It works both ways, in that I can spy too now and determine who visits my web pages from which computer on the planet.

What is of concern is not knowledge, but rather, what is being done with the knowledge. For example, why were the Republicans spying on the Senate Judiciary members? Was it because they had committed spying crimes and feared oversight? It is just like Watergate all over again, spying, getting caught spying, and spying because of getting caught spying .... Makes one wonder where the cycle began, and if it ever ended!!