> All the hyperbole about how this is somehow unique is really getting old. The big news is that the most powerful people on the planet are now using the same

> All the hyperbole about how this is somehow unique is really getting old. The big news is that the most powerful people on the planet are now using the same script-kiddie techniques against the rest of the world, in secret, without oversight, on an industrial scale. EDIT: Judging from your github account, you appear to be a developer working on a open-source whistleblower platform. Given that the NSA's efforts would likely be focused on the users applications such as yours, do you not find these revelations to be directly relevant to your goals in developing this software?