I'm still conflicted over these Snowden revelations. On the one hand, it is (of course) an egregious (and probably illegal) breach of privacy. On the other han

I'm still conflicted over these Snowden revelations. On the one hand, it is (of course) an egregious (and probably illegal) breach of privacy. On the other hand, I think it's incredibly naive to believe that, once a technology exists, it won't be aggressively used to further the interests of nation-states and multinational corporations alike. What makes you think for a second that China and Russia aren't using (or at least in the process of building) the same sorts of systems?