The espionage aspect of the Echelon project has great potential. Those that recognize its downfall find that the risk of the project is too great to even chance its usefulness. The Echelon project can be used to not only invade individuals lives, but also the lives other countries and governments and organizations. Any document transmitted electronically or medical record recorded electronically is subject to investigation by the Echelon system. So since everything now days are headed towards computers, the risk for this project is immense.
Privacy is a very big issue considering each individuals life.
Because each different person can be private with his thoughts words or even actions, which is what makes us individuals in the first place. The act of being our own and having our own, defines the very principle of privacy. The Echelon rejects that concept in every way. It breaks down the walls of individuality and groups all man kind into some kind of research experiment. As an individual person, I do not accept or appreciate this attempt of High-Level technology and therefore reject its principles and actions.