Should confidential information really be considered confidential?

Yes, Yes, Yes!! When it means confidential it is exactly that, but in terms of investigating someone with good reason, that is, if they have good evidence to suspect someone of being a terrorist then the government agencies should have the right to access that person's records for investigation. The investigation would still be confidential anyway., it's not like it's going to spread across the tabloids or they're going to ring up his employer and tell them that he actually has xxx amount in his bank account and frequently visits brothels. The agencies still have a duty to keep all the information that they find confidential anyway...

I dont think anything is still confidential now. They are too many information found in the internet these days we dont even know if there are still information about ourselves that are exclusive to us.