Assange's claim that Facebook and the other myriad social tool's he mentioned are spy tools is a bit embellished. He's right in that U.S. intelligence agencies

Assange's claim that Facebook and the other myriad social tool's he mentioned are spy tools is a bit embellished. He's right in that U.S. intelligence agencies can and will gain access to the data stored by these services (if necessary). However, saying that it's inherently a spy tool just seems a bit on the Salem side. If there's information about us or our lives that we deem sensitive, the last place you want to put it is online. There's noted security flaws in pretty much every system out there and to dismiss that reality is a bit naive. There's most definitely a problem with security in this era, but it's important to note that we're the one's doing it. Honestly, anyone who may expose sensitive information should have Facebook or any other online presence on the top of their list as things NOT to use. When you're being nefarious communication is a bit difficult, eh?