Why mass surveillance can't, won't, and never has stopped a terrorist

March 25, 2015 04:22

In his latest bestseller, Data and Goliath, world-renowned security expert and author Bruce Schneier goes deep into the world of surveillance, investigating how governments and corporations alike monitor nearly our every move.

In an excerpt carried in digg.com, Schneier explains how we are fed a false narrative of how our surveillance state is able to stop terrorist attacks before they happen.

In fact, Schneier argues, the idea that our government is able to parse all the invasive and personal data they collect on us is laughable.

The data-mining conducted every day only seems to take valuable resources and time away from the tactics that should be used to fight terrorism.

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