Susan Landau plants a flag now, so she can say "I told you so" in the years to come.
This change looks reasonable at first, but it could create huge long-term security risks for the United States.
Grant the NSA what it wants, and within 10 years the United States will be vulnerable to attacks from hackers across the globe, as well as the militaries of China, Russia and other nations.
Such threats are not theoretical.
... In simplifying wiretapping for US intelligence, we provide a target for foreign intelligence agencies and possibly rogue hackers.
In its effort to provide policymakers with immediate intelligence, the NSA forgot the critical information security aspect of its mission.
