This survey importantly gives us a small insight into the publics perception of the surveillance. From what can be gathered from this small illustration we can see that although the public may have qualms with what could happen and wish the government would be more focused with their targeting, the majority think of this small sample believe it to be necessary evil. With this in mind much more research must be done besides this survey, with larger sample sizes across different regions so as to properly gauge the beliefs of citizens. If the majority of citizens are vastly against this style of surveillance it would be highly inappropriate to continue with it, perhaps this is one of the reasons these operations were significantly not made publicly known until recently by Snowden. Having said that it is wise to take cynicism like this with a pinch of salt, there is a valid argument that revealing a database of such information exists is a security threat in itself. In conclusion the arguments for the use of security programs which make use of surveillance are highly persuasive, the prevention of both relatively minor, the hacking of 911 call centres as an example, and major security breaches are vital for the smooth running of a society. When countless lives are at risk the monitoring of phones may seem like a small price to pay. Then again it also a compelling argument that once you start giving away small liberties it is very difficult to prevent big ones being taken too. The violation of the privacy of a citizen should not be something that\’s taken lightly. Finally above all if the citizens are vehemently against this surveillance, their concerns should not be ignored. As such more thorough surveys should be carried out. Perhaps as a compromise a more targeted system could be introduced, which would be nearly as effective and less intrusive.>