Because its about control; not surveillance.

The amount of information being transmitted around the world on a daily basis is unfathomable.

I GUESS WE HAVE TO GIVE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES MORE POWER AND GIVE UP MORE OF OUR PERSONAL RIGHTS TO MAKE SURE THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. /S

I'M SURE THEY'LL CATCH THE BAD GUYS BEFORE IT HAPPENS NEXT TIME.

HUMINT requires actual work. Even TPTB are too lazy for that now.

Remember "There's an app for that"

Because the mass surveillance of the population has nothing to do with terrorism. If TPTB actually gave a shit about terrorism, they wouldn't be actively importing the means for its continuation into perpetuity. They would actually screen "refugees" before they were allowed into the host countries.

No, the mass surveillance is so they know when to take steps to counter the population when they finally get sick of this shit.

Yeah, the surveillance is about keeping an eye on 'us" not others who could potentially hurt us.

Because the focus of the surveillance is the non-mainstream right

Taliban commanders in Afghanistan stopped using mobile phones. One said, "When we use mobile phones, we die."

But more importantly, has already led to France dropping 20 bombs on Syria. It's and excuse for more war. It's Europe's 9/11...in every way.

They talked to each other in person. Does Paris have CCTV like Seoul?

Ever consider that something like this was allowed to "slip" through ???

Because it doesn't work. Plus they aren't even watching the terrorists. They are watching potential revolutionaries and hedge fund managers so they can make money and stay in power.

Governments only care about 1 thing: self preservation.

If you record everything you still can't listen to it all. That type of surveillance is not useful for stopping attacks, only for ruining people in courts afterwards.