Enough about the NSA, already

Do you think that maybe it's an extremely important issue for people who live in the tech space, and that is why it is dominating the discourse right now?

When your company is a lynchpin of information sharing, you'll get a knock on the door from the gov't -- not just in America, anywhere. That's why this matters.

No.

The hivemind is doing its best to brainwash you into finding these things interesting, but sadly the process is not 100% reliable. You may therefore find there are periods when everything posted here is rather dull to you. Please use any remaining free will to visit another site.

OP, you previously submitted the following page to HN:

http://thetoqueandapron.com/cookbook-corner/2012/12/18/benga...;

If you want articles about Indian cuisine, I think you're at the wrong site.

Why? There is certainly enough interesting tech involved even if we overlook the "insignificant" stuff like spying and fishing for information in a way that can make a trawling flotilla proud.