Darknet markets had a huge boom around that time, too, which could also correlate. I think it's more likely the cause than Snowden, as I think more people care

Darknet markets had a huge boom around that time, too, which could also correlate. I think it's more likely the cause than Snowden, as I think more people care about drugs than privacy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_market#Silk_Road_and_early_markets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_market#Silk_Road_and_e... https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2013-01-01%202013-12-31&geo=US&q=%2Fg%2F11b6hxvzw9 https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2013-01-01%202...