Air travel survived decades of terrorism, including attacks which resulted in the deaths of everyone on the plane. It survived 9/11. It'll survive the next successful attack. The only real worry is that we'll scare ourselves into making air travel so onerous that we won't fly anymore.

Surveillance is the business model of the Internet.

It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state.

Terrorism is a crime against the mind. We win by refusing fear.

And honestly, if anyone thinks they can get an accurate picture of anyplace on the planet by reading news reports, they're sadly mistaken.

Privacy is a fundamental human need.

Metadata equals surveillance; it's that simple.