Does this sound familiar?

Isn't USA TODAY talking about Echelon?

How do I feel about it? Security and liberty are often at odds, aren't they? I recognize that I have libertarian and authoritarian streaks in me. And really, the authoritarian streak is significantly easier to succumb to. How do I decide? I think to myself: Does this change siginificantly affect the way I live my life?

The answer I come up with is 'No'. However, I am increasingly uncomfortable with this turn of events. While the NSA surveillance of information coming into and out of our borders can be more easily rationalized, this is not so easily done.

Hmmm...