I've been following these revelations pretty closely but I didn't come across this until now, well worth a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6m1XbWOfVk (Interview with Russell Tice, another NSA whistleblower)

The first thing is to contact your representatives and ask them what they think. If they're in favor of what the NSA has been doing, you politely let them know that they are politically dead to you. From there, who knows? At least it's a start.

Problem solved and replaced by the problem that I've just drank pissy cool aid.

Boy, Kafka was ahead of his time.

"Voluntary" and "ability to correct them" How about "compulsory" "removal" of my data if I should choose?

Older people tend to remember the struggles needed to gain freedom.

Beat me to it. Well played.

No, like you're doing right now.

Please tell me you're fucking joking.

Please explain the press freedoms the UK lacks and how that would mean The Guardian can be leaned on. The paper isn't owned by a large corp, unlike so many in the US. Also, you're deluded if you think the UK govt would do the US a favor and "play ball" by somehow gagging Greenwald & Co. Cameron's government is on shaky enough ground as it is without them trying to threaten journalists at the behest of the US. You're not thinking.

I'd imagine they blocked The Guardian as it's a British paper and so can't be leaned on like the bulk of US corporate media can. Also, their coverage is very well researched, comprehensive and persuasive. They don't want their personnel getting ideas. I also wouldn't rule out small-minded pettiness.

They lost this round but expect them to continue pushing their agenda. The only way to stop these anti-consumer tactics is to not buy an XBone. Sony doesn't get a pass either, their anti-consumer exploits are legendary.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/298001-obama-urged-to-nominate-rep-mike-rogers-for-fbi-director You'll excuse me if I don't believe a damn word this guy has to say.

Over a ten year period including 9/11, you were 100 times more likely to die of a gunshot than terrorism.

True. Even so, can't people monitor their internet connection and be able to tell when they're being spied on? I'm not competent enough to do this but I'd be surprised if there wasn't a way to record the IP address that unauthorized data is being sent to, along with the nature of the data itself.