> Developers helping these people circumvent the technology that holds them down is good. That isn't what they were doing. They were creating a tool to manipul

> Developers helping these people circumvent the technology that holds them down is good. That isn't what they were doing. They were creating a tool to manipulate public opinion among its users without their consent. > I guess it just depends on who's OX is being gored. No, it has to do with manipulating people through deception. You don't seem to understand the difference between: I offer you money/aid/etc and manipulate you into doing what I want. vs. You are doing what I want and therefore I provide aid to you. USAID does both of these things. The first one is bad. The second one is fine. > America government helping people start revolutions, spread information about how bad their government is and fight back is a bad thing. People creating technology to avoid the NSA and CIA snooping is good thing. No. The US creates the revolutionaries through manipulation. That is the programs the OP and I are opposed to. "Hey kid, use this service. Oh, we won't mention we plan to study the activities of you and everyone else to see what kind of news we can release to increase revolutionary activity as part of the process."