The key sentence from this article: "the FBI is adapting to the age of big-data with an NSA-style collect-everything approach." NZ PM John Key famously said: "

The key sentence from this article: "the FBI is adapting to the age of big-data with an NSA-style collect-everything approach." NZ PM John Key famously said: "If you don't want to be spied on, hide under a blanket." http://www.thecivilian.co.nz/if-you-dont-want-to-be-spied-on-hide-under-a-blanket-says-key/ http://www.thecivilian.co.nz/if-you-dont-want-to-be-spied-on... Actually, hiding under a blanket won't help. I don't think Americans get it yet, so let me shout it: YOUR GOV'T IS SPYING ON EVERYTHING YOU DO! They don't wait for you to commit a crime and then get a warrant: They collect everything! And not only the US government, but governments all around the world. In fact, the British government spied on users of Angry Birds, along with the NSA. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/world/spy-agencies-scour-phone-apps-for-personal-data.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/world/spy-agencies-scour-p... And this is nothing new: "In 1862, Lincoln authorized sweeping control over the American telegraph infrastructure for Edwin Stanton, his secretary of war. Telegraphs were re-routed through his office, and Stanton used his power to spy on Americans, arrest journalists, and even control what was or wasn't sent." Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/6/4499636/how-lincoln-used-telegraph-office-to-spy-on-citizens-before-nsa http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/6/4499636/how-lincoln-used-te... There you have it: The US government has been using NSA-style electronic surveillance to spy on its citizens since at least 1862. So do you really think anything's going to change now all of a sudden?