Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations.

[CleanShavenJesus]

First off, why is this such a big secret? How did nobody figure out the government was doing this the whole time? Look at the generation we live in. I'd be shocked to find out that the government WASN'T doing this. I feel weird not being bothered by it, but at the same time, why should I be?

"...when the government effectively can track how millions of people think, those people might think twice about engaging in social protest or even buying reading materials that would identify them as subversive."? No? That wouldn't happen. Where do you get that from? Honestly, you think this news will be in anyone's heads in a couple of months? Besides, half of the people engaging in the kind of social protest that people think the government is trying to track are already conspiracy theorists who think they're being watched 24/7. This news does not affect what I read, what I buy, what I search, or what I talk about on the phone. If I protest, I'll protest. If I buy a book about the Secrets of the Government, I won't be paranoid. There's no reason to be.

If this is your awful chilling abuse that you spoke of?