> “If we find evidence of a terrorist plot… and despite having a phone number, despite having a social media address or email address, we can’t penetrate that,

> “If we find evidence of a terrorist plot… and despite having a phone number, despite having a social media address or email address, we can’t penetrate that, that’s a problem,” Obama said. Yes, it's the kind of problem you get when a patriot whistleblower exposes rampant corruption and unlawful behavior at the NSA; behavior that, above and beyond civil liberties, hurts American commercial interests, and then you do nothing about it. > He said he believes Silicon Valley companies also want to solve the problem. “They’re patriots.” He's right about them being patriots. He might be wrong about what patriotism means in this case.