Yes, with one caveat. I think that as we get into these areas it's extremely important, because we are democracies, that we have the protection of oversight. That could be legislative oversight. That could be administrative oversight through judicial forums or committees.
Our public has a right to be protected, and that may require that our governments monitor communications that are sensitive, but it also has a right not to have that information abused or used in a political or personal fashion.
What we need to develop in tandem is both the capacity to look deep into the web, deep into the Internet, and the capacity to govern our searchers. The old line “Who watches the watchers?” is very important here. We have to make sure there is democratic accountability at the same time as we pursue every effort to secure and keep our people safe.