The Exception Gradually Becomes The Norm.

And you thought function creep was just a buzz word. This is how it begins. State sponsored snooping into the private life of the individual, your private life.

"We've gone from a situation where surveillance was exceptional a few years ago to a situation where it's now considered to be a normal part of what any public authority, or even private organisations, are doing."

Eventually there will be incredulity at any suggestion that this is not how it should be, because it will have become simply the 'way it is'.