GCHQ/FSA Scandal - What Hague Said and What He Didn't

William Hague on spying scandal: what he said … and what he didn't say | World news | The Guardian:

"Critics would argue that the current system relies on trusting politicians rather than judges to make the right calls, an under-resourced parliamentary committee, and commissioners who don't have enough staff. And the laws themselves have failed to keep up with technological innovations.
Privacy International said: "Let's not forget: without the release of these classified documents, Mr Hague would not have had to make his statements before the Commons today, and it remains unlikely the news of this programme and the UK's involvement with Prism would have come to light. It should not take a whistleblower releasing classified information for the government to be forthright with its citizens about what data they collect and in what manner.
"If the government secretly interprets the law, and if the manner in which it is executed is secret, then the law is effectively secret. There are many questions that remain unanswered.""