I think the govt has already broken quite a few of its own rules, yet smart people from around the world flock to Google, MIT, and the like. National security

I think the govt has already broken quite a few of its own rules, yet smart people from around the world flock to Google, MIT, and the like. National security letters, the Patriot Act, illicit war. I would love to live in Berlin, but my family is here in the states, and the NSA would still intercept my communications in Germany, anyway.