The Government is not spying on us. Private Contractors are. Who here thinks that's okay?

[jeff47]

23. Yes, there is.

There is no reason as to why two major conglomerates, can't work out a means of sharing control.

Yes, there is. It's that "sharing" word.

Furthermore, I have no doubt some of those government workers will at some point enter the private market particularly if given enough enticement.

At which point, they won't have the same job anymore.

Snowden is a prime example of the "revolving door" beginning with the CIA, then going private making 200,000 a year, heady stuff for a high school dropout, it was rather ironic that he would turn on his "Sugar Daddy" no doubt many people would/will not.

Well, you have to remember he comes off as a moron to anyone who knows a bit about computers. We can't necessarily say he was making smart choices. After all, he's probably going to be a "guest of the federal government" for a while, and then find himself nearly unemployable. In order to leak a program that was leaked in 2006.

But one thing they don't ask when investigating someone for a security clearance: "Is he dumb?"