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Tehran, Iran - America is an endless obsession. It is difficult to find an American not passionate about or obsessed with something. Such obsession has been fruitful. It produced jet airplanes, men on the moon, the space shuttle, the microchip, computers, the Internet, skyscrapers, round-the-clock news broadcasts and Hollywood. Let's not forget credit cards and consumer debt, junk mail marketing and Las Vegas. Those certainly required passion.
Any old spy novel in an airport shop can explain that the tradecraft of shady operators has evolved over time and the gathering of information must keep up with the modern age. Broadly, and to the extent that such a law is implemented correctly and -- more importantly -- data is properly gathered and analyzed, the cost-benefit ratio might merit a highly conditional approval. However, it is difficult to see how abuse and gross misinterpretation can be prevented when sifting through large amounts of digital information. And who will supervise and regulate it?
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