Please. No more of this saying it's the US, or the NSA. It's not correct, it misses the point, and the only thing it accomplishes is distracting people from th

Please. No more of this saying it's the US, or the NSA. It's not correct, it misses the point, and the only thing it accomplishes is distracting people from the truth. We built a communication system that is highly vulnerable to corporations and governments tracking our every move, thought, acquaintance, and opinion. The list of players that are ready and willing to take advantage of this system is very long, and includes virtually every government on the planet. One of the many lessons we learned so far is that governments outrank corporations. That is, no matter what your fear of the corporate world, governments can always make each corporation give them the data, then combine all the data from multiple sources. This makes governments a danger that is an order of magnitude greater than other parties. But it's not just a government story. This is a problem with the technology itself. Ever since the first web tracking code was written, people have wanted to track every tiny thing you do online. This is just the chickens coming home to roost. The NSA is the tiniest tip of the iceberg. The US did nothing unusual, except have citizens ready to stand up and identify the problem for what it is. Don't make the mistake of nationalizing a problem that has nothing to do with nations. If you don't understand the problem, how can you possibly have a chance at forming a solution?