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    NSA leaks: how to make surveillance both ethical and effective

    "...So we should not fuss too much about these specific revelations. But we should certainly not stop debating the underlying issues as technology continues to advance: about how governments go about balancing rights and responsibilities as they try both to keep us safe and to maintain a free and open society in which privacy is respected. We need therefore to be clearer about the ethical principles that should apply. I believe it would help public debate if those principles were set down and endorsed by the parliamentary intelligence services oversight committee. I would suggest six such principles...

    There must be sufficient sustainable cause...

    There must be integrity of motive. ...

    The methods used must be proportionate...

    There must be right and lawful authority...

    There must be a reasonable prospect of success....

    Recourse to secret intelligence must be a last resort....

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/11/make-surveillance-ethical-and-effective

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