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It is hard to conceive of the risk faced by these folks in order to carry out what was in effect an act of civil disobedience -for no personal gain.

Bravo!

Unfortunately it looks like such courageous folks are the last remaining defense against absolute tyranny in the United States. One wonders how many such actions are even possible with the advent of the global surveillance state?



Snowden showed such actions to reveal government surveillance are still possible.

The bigger question now is whether his revelations can create any change.


> The bigger question now is whether his revelations can create any change.

It will. It will change the acronym involved. First from FBI to NSA. Now from NSA to something else.

Edit: not a statement of cynicism; merely predicting what the government will attempt to do.


> such actions to reveal government surveillance are still possible.

I worry for how long it will remain so.




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