content: At this point yes, all that's being done is saying 'hey that sucks.' But there's little else you can do, like actually do. You could go after them. But who are they? Uhm...not really sure, they're clandestine. You could go after the people supporting them. But who are they? The federal government of the US; shit. Surely you could get your public representatives to go against it! This clearly isn't in the best interests of the people (and they know this which is why they keep lying about it). Except those representatives you might turn to voted to allow this shit in the first place. Well fuck. But, there is still a point in bringing it up, even if in the short run there's dick all that can be done. Your government is working against you. They are scheming, plotting in the shadows, manipulating you and creating weakness among the many. They profit off the struggles they create and demonize those who don't play along. Most see these as small problems, or things that don't concern them. But each time it comes up it just adds on to the problem. It gets bigger and bigger, and as it does people have to work harder to ignore it. Soon enough, they won't want to try anymore. This is also new technology. Despite how huge a role it plays in our lives, a vast majority of people have no idea how it works or what they can do with it. They simply don't understand what this spying and data collection means or why it should matter to them. But the more times it's brought up, the more people pay attention and the more who start digging. It's a slow, pain in the ass process, but more people are getting pissed each time. Soon there will be enough that we can do something about it. Just be ready when that happens, it's going to get really ugly before it gets good again.