While you're right that as a judge you must respect the law, we as a society must re-evaluate it's usefulness and purpose.

You're looking at this the other way round. It's not that privacy makes it harder to foster a civilized society, but removing makes it totally impossible.

Is amuses me that you would see this as post Snowden or even American issue. As a Brazilian I know our state is much more corrupt and inapt, and the risks are an order of magnitude higher for us, Snowden or not.

See here for some of the rational: http://www.thoughtcrime.org/blog/we-should-all-have-somethin...