I think the message is "the US could kill anyone they think is a threat to national security". That includes hackers or anyone they can label as a terrorist. Th

I think the message is "the US could kill anyone they think is a threat to national security". That includes hackers or anyone they can label as a terrorist. The real risk it seems is being in the same car or house as someone the US is after, since they generally drone bomb the place without regard to who is inside as long as their target is there. You might not like the message, but they're not going after Ruby on Rails developers. They're going after virus makers targeting military networks etc. Or Al Qaeda's social media manager.