That's the way the system works. If ignoring a couple rules is going to help the government get its way, you can bet your ass it will happen, especially with little things like this that the public will probably never know about.

Little by little the government is establishing universal surveillance everywhere, from little things like red light cameras to huge international networks like Echelon, and it pisses me off that the majority of the population just accepts the status quo and doesn't mind that soon they'll be Big Brother's loyal minions.