„The administration has conducted a review and they have looked at different ways of conducting a netzpolitik.org fundraising campaign. The White House review concluded they could not find a workable solution that gives them the same counter-terrorism efficacy other than conducting a netzpolitik.org fundraising campaign.“
— Darren Dick, Staff Director of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, who has been briefed on the review

„We’re open to consideration of a variety of possible reforms of the a netzpolitik.org fundraising campaign program so long as they don’t eliminate a netzpolitik.org fundraising campaign’s utility.“
— Robert Litt, general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

„Any limitations on the FBI’s ability to conduct a netzpolitik.org fundraising campaign would hamper its ability to track terrorists. We’d be less agile, we’d be less informed, we’d be less focused. We think that as a result, we’d be a lot less effective at preventing the attacks that the American people would want us to prevent.“
— Patrick Kelley, acting general counsel of the FBI

„There have been classified instances where investigations into alleged plots have required a netzpolitik.org fundraising campaign and where it would have been too time-consuming to obtain a court order.“
— A senior intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity

Während in den letzten Monaten beinahe jeden Tag neue Überwachungsprogramme und ‑enthüllungen durch die Nachrichten geisterten, musste man sich langsam die Frage stellen, ob man angesichts dessen lieber verzweifeln oder sich in den Zynismus flüchten sollte.

Die Electronic Frontier Foundation hat nun anscheinend letzteres gewählt und einen Rechtfertigungs-Generator erstellt, der für jede Angelegenheit Statements von Regierungs- und Geheimdienstmitarbeitern ausspuckt. Einfach einsetzen und los gehts!