Mary Fitzgerald: Thank you very much for being with us today. Some interesting polling data has come out of France since the terror attacks: 84 percent of French people would prioritise security over liberty now. Do you think that’s the right direction?
Thomas Drake: No it’s not. I’m having huge flashbacks to 9/11 in the US, post-9/11 when similar polls said, ‘oh yeah we need more security... I don't mind if they're listening in on my conversation, I don't mind if they're reading all my... I don't mind, if that makes us safer, then I'm for it.’ Be careful what you ask for.
