And in a way, the minister was right, because technical instruments can only register what people are doing, but agents and spies can also report what people are planning to do and what they are thinking.
De certa forma, o ministro estava certo, porque os instrumentos técnicos podem apenas registrar o que as pessoas fazem, mas os agentes e os espiões  também podem relatar o que as pessoas planejam fazer e o que elas pensam.