That is warranted activity that is being discussed, so it still requires an authorization through the rule of law. There are also safeguards in place with regard to how that information is subsequently used.
People will have different views on whether those authorizations and the laws in place are acceptable to them or not, and whether the oversight, review, accountability and governance mechanisms are sufficient. Certainly, though, that is an important distinction from the way any hostile authoritarian actor operates, where none of those safeguards are in place.
We need to remember that the Americans are at the top of the international security pyramid. They also have objectives that are different from ours in terms of the balance of power. As I often say, the Americans are our best friends, whether we like it or not.