> Increasingly I see a rejection of real technological improvements because of fear. Calling it just "fear" is not doing it justice, it's an attempt to paint i

> Increasingly I see a rejection of real technological improvements because of fear. Calling it just "fear" is not doing it justice, it's an attempt to paint it irrational to be against these things. The NSA isn't some imaginary monster in the dark, it's a real organization with a proven track record of infuriating privacy violations. It has to be taken into account and some people might prefer living in freedom with their privacy respected instead of some protection from the risk of colon cancer (which, by the way, is also just something we "fear").