Now that the NYT (who has been known to collude with intelligence agencies in the shaping of public opinion) has released something, we now know the full extent

Now that the NYT (who has been known to collude with intelligence agencies in the shaping of public opinion) has released something, we now know the full extent of privacy infringement and the world will magically turn into a better place… When NSA whistleblowers have been trying to do outreach to the public for years prior to the Snowden leaks[0], to be upset because some people want to take a pragmatic approach/perspective after witnessing an apathetic public for years at large, is pretty farcical IMO. At this point, I don't expect anything from congress nor many of my "friends" on social networks. If I want to be secure in my communications with them, I will/have taken the steps to do so through means discussed at length plenty of times on HN. If governments across the world want to go on witch hunts, they'll only get more of what has happened because of them: "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got". The way I see it, the point of no return was long ago… [0] http://techtv.mit.edu/embeds/21783?html5=true&size=medium&custom_width=432&player=simple&external_stylesheet= http://techtv.mit.edu/embeds/21783?html5=true&size=medium&cu...