I, for one, think privacy concerns over this release are overblown. After all, the news reports I've read only contain metadata about the individuals in question.

That the data is out there isn't important. It's not being looked at by me or other humans reading these news articles.

Furthermore, collection and access to this information is critical to the fight against terrorism. If professionals aren't able to identify individuals who may be endangering this country, that puts all of America at risk.

/congressional hearing