3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you so (excellent information)

[iemitsu]

178. Spies here on DU too? Of course.

Called trolls, or shills or other disparaging things, they play the same roll on public websites as the NSA plays with the phone companies. They are here to record information and plant counter-intelligence perspective into the discussion. They are trained and they are legion.
How many layers of espionage frost our lives? Who knows what, about you: at work, at home, where you bank, internet sites you access, what you look like (facial recognition), the last time you stopped at 7/11 (camera records), what you eat (Safeway card), what clothes you wear (credit card info), how often and for how long you exercise, your driving record, etc.?
We should learn to be less creatures of habit, more random in our actions, less predictable. That would confuse them.