The NSA Is Turning The Internet Into A Total Surveillance System - GuardianUK

[JohnnyRingo]

16. I never thought the internet was supposed to be private.

What's the point of posting something, or even for that matter sending a communication, if no one should see it?

The point it reaches unconstitutionality is when the govt prosecutes without a warrant. Otherwise one may as well complain that bad people are listening in on their CB radio chatter.

Don't want anyone eavesdropping? Put aside the Blackberry, iPhone, and laptop. Stop using Facebook, Twitter, and Outlook Express to broadcast your activities and mail an old fashioned letter. Demanding 21st century convenience with 19th century privacy is maybe a little too demanding.

Next, drivers will freak out when they naively discover OnStar keeps track of where they've been and how fast they were going at the time of an accident. If this is unacceptable, opt out. Indeed, opt out of every wireless telecom device and you can party like it's 1899.