> Any attempt by our intelligence services to back door computer systems, instead of working to make everyone more secure, is a grave disservice to the American

> Any attempt by our intelligence services to back door computer systems, instead of working to make everyone more secure, is a grave disservice to the American taxpayer. And that's what our leaders don't understand. If the NSA has access to backdoors in collusion with vendors, what stops China or Russia from exploiting the same backdoors ? absolutely nothing. If the NSA can hack phones because provider X or Z has setup a "secret" interface for that purpose, well it's going to be exploited by someone else, and foreign hackers will figure it out. How can the NSA be sure that PRISM and co themselves aren't compromised?