> Indeed, almost all of Metropolis’ information gathering was justified by the spokesperson as being necessary for improving the company’s service.

Is it just me or is this poor writing? I thought something had to be true in order to be justified. They "attempted to justify" or "rationalized" but they didn't "justify". I know this is nit-picky of me but this is a newspaper with professional writers and editors. Maybe my understanding of the word usage is too narrow.