In real surveys with a scientific basis, an extremely high percentage of Americans could not name the Vice-President, or any Supreme Court justice, let alone Edward Snowden. Historically, Americans are easy marks for deception by government and 'journalism' (Amiri Baraka's "slobbering prostitute reporters", if you will). https://firstlook.org/theinter... Put that in your crack pipes and smoke it.

Because the NSA has always been open and honest with its paymasters, the American people, it is completely trustworthy in this as in all things.

"a spear phishing campaign that targeted ICANN staffers". Erk.

Correct. However, where I work we have a number of os x devices. Went I went to Microsoft to download their FREE remote desktop app (http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-ca/app/remote-desktop/051f560e-5e9b-4dad-8b2e-fa5e0b05a480), I was redirected to the App Store. Fortunately I had a copy of MRD from an earlier installation. It worked fine just copying it to another mac.

Maybe you used to, you can't now.

For "free" apps? Does that make sense, Apple? I mean, why would I trust you with my credit card? Because actually, I don't. Thanks!

Can you say "patsy" ?

I think it's important to let Facebook and everyone else know why some find it useless and harmful. Potentially very, very harmful. But hey, knock yourself out. Just don't come crying when you're a victim, 'cause you had no idea 'they' were doing that.

It's the only was to be sure.

"I do not pay for bugs" Actually you do, but you clearly don't like it.

Everything old is old again!

For the bitter aftertaste.

The conclusions drawn by the TFA are far from proven, albeit based on some kind of "research" (it is claimed). Arguably, the phenomenon, and the issues it raises are at least an order of maginitude more complex, as comments here have amply demonstrated. "Trolls" may serve a useful social purpose after all, because they may provoke reflection on many levels including: the rightness of one's assumptions, awareness of the trolls' pov/talking points (always useful), the trolls' (possibly hidden) agenda, state of mind/mental health, one's own capacity to be easily provoked to anger by something that ought to be ignored or regarded as merely a source of transitory amusement, a challenge that calls for a witty riposte. The possibilities are almost limitless. I believe the 'success' of trolling as a strategy of discourse is highly overrated by TFA, and ephemeral at best.