for the vast majority of people, private corporations have a larger impact on their life than the NSA.

the NSA will not touch your life. your bank, your mobile operator, your credit card company - immediate impact. if the latter want to fuck you up, you're toast as well. see all the foreclosures, etc.

this focus on government is truly strange. just one of the players, but somehow special.

the NSA has accomplished, what a lot of fucking startups are attempting - your unified social media profile. linkedin is green with jealousy.