TL;DR 1. The NSA only hires earnest, ethical people 2. There are real threats we need to protect you from 3. So everything's OK Commentary: I believe the f

TL;DR 1. The NSA only hires earnest, ethical people 2. There are real threats we need to protect you from 3. So everything's OK Commentary: I believe the first two of those statements. And if the people at the top were also ethical and earnest, I'd believe all three. But, as Angela Merkel can attest, the people at the top do not respect boundaries.