A form of institutionalized secrecy concealed and locked away behind a highly-trained, tightly-regimented, hierarchical, ideological organization of indoctrinated, unquestioning personnel (recruited directly from high school, with the incentive of financing an over-priced education that would otherwise be out of reach, which would serve as a catalyst for a career of employment in jobs that will not hire anyone without practical experience), all bristling with automatic weapons, mechanized artillery, naval artillery, supersonic airplanes, 500 lb laser-guided bombs, self-guiding nuclear weapons and a vast logistics infrastructure to keep it all running. An organization that doesn't obey laws. Indeed, an organization designed with the express purpose of overriding the laws of every other country on earth. But yes, let's act within the boundaries of civilian law to ask for permission to make this complex ask for permission before not asking for permission.
Oh wait, this thing without a name is funded by a civilian political system filled with politicians that lie to me and don't listen to me, who are bribed by large, faceless, private, for-profit corporations that don't pay taxes, and make all their money providing logistics and equipment to the personnel that guard the institutionalized secrecy which disinforms me of its own existence, and it's all paid for by my taxes, which I get thrown in jail for refusing to pay.
...BUT I SURRRE ASKED FOR IT!!! I GET WHAT I DESERRRVE! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Include the team of shameless government managers, many who swore an oath to uphold and defend the constitution, turning this operation and all these databases over to a third party and these kids.