Just a quick headline, but a federal court ruled that the NSA went too far when it collected phone metadata. One implication, what do we do with the infrastructure built to enable the task? Will the NSA find uses for it, can it be declassified and used by others, must it stay within classified ranks like the DoD, or was it all a waste of money?
“Breaking News: Federal Court Rules NSA Bulk Data Collection Illegal” – Wired
Pretending Not To Panic 