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Many people here wish this would all just go away.

Many people here work at companies that are on the PRISM list, or work for core infrastructure gear makers, or telecom network operators.

Some people here work in the "security" industry, which relies on an appearance of security that can be cracked "to catch the bad guys." These people know their tools and services are also used to put dissidents in prison.

The only way forward is to make everyone secure to the highest standards, routinely, for all communications and data storage.

Many people here work at companies that are on the PRISM list

And many, many more work at companies that would very much like to be acquired by a company on the PRISM list.

Perhaps the something wrong is that there is another related link higher up the page.

I think this is one area where most of us agree on. Mind you - that doesn't mean we will do anything proactively to curb the NSA but we agree in principle what Snowden is saying and respect him for his actions.

Silence is consent.