> the NSA is busy de-anonymizing any blogger or any other internet user they wish bypassing the systems of law and democracy entirely. Western governments rout

> the NSA is busy de-anonymizing any blogger or any other internet user they wish bypassing the systems of law and democracy entirely. Western governments routinely de-anonymize citizens. E.g. when a serial killer finally gets tracked down despite taking pains to remain anonymous, we normally consider that upholding justice, not subverting law and democracy. So while the NSA has certainly done some horrible things, merely trying to de-anonymize reasonably suspicious actors isn't necessarily one of them. And even if we assume the NSA were unreasonably de-anonymizing people as a matter of course, their job would certainly be a hell of a lot easier there if the U.S. could force bloggers to register after 3,000 hits!