Our Founding Fathers were very clear on the rights of American citizens. Edward Snowden did the American people a great service. If this administration held a clear vision of this entire episode they would give Snowden a Full Pardon. Some Americas are very naive when it comes to their personal security and safety. Not only did he expose the NSA for what it is, he helped Americans see that they need to think about protecting their private information.

This study is flawed in a number of ways. Sift through the facts and make your own conclusions. It's sort of like a three legged chair and a four legged chair both work equally. A four legged chair is no better but it happens to be more stable and that's why don't use many chairs with three legs.

While Collecting More Data Doesn't Increase Safety, authorities might not have been able to track down the bombers in Boston before they made it to New York. I am not advocating big brother, but if your in a public place you really can not expect any privacy. There are just too many idiots out there. Americans simply rely on the government to take care of them.