Relying on inefficiency as protection against the government is rarely a good bet. We've already seen a dramatic increase in national security spending; they will obtain the resources they need.
We need a new Wiretap Act to apply to non-voice communications.
Inefficiency is the most important protection we have against tyranny. The entire design of our government reflects this: three branches, two houses of congress, checks and balances, limits on how laws can be enforced, etc. Inefficiency is the only thing that ever stood between the USA and tyranny.
The real problem is that we have allowed the government to become far too efficient over the past few decades.
We need a new Wiretap Act to apply to non-voice communications.