Regardless what you think of Edward Snowden, his actions illustrate one thing clearly:  The data collected by the NSA is rife with potential for abuse.  No matter what slim chance of good may come from it, rest assured someone will use it for personal or political gain.  Weather it comes from another activist like Snowden, a foreign entity like Russia or China or our own increasingly repressive government, it will ultimately be used more often against us.
Despite how little the NSA is now claiming they actually collect (news stories are saying only 30% was ever collected), we all know the goal is %100.  Its time for this bad idea to come to an end.
If congress thinks this is a good idea, then maybe the NSA should publish the details of every interaction our congressional officials have with each other and their donors.
On February 11, on the Day We Fight Back, the world will demand an end to mass surveillance in every country, by every state, regardless of boundaries or politics. The SOPA and ACTA protests were successful because we all took part, as a community. As Aaron Swartz put it, everybody âmade themselves the hero of their own story.â We can set a date, but we need everyone, all the users of the Global Internet, to make this a movement.
Please take some time to let your elected officials know you want your freedom back.
https://thedaywefightback.org/
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/01/february-11-day-we-fight-back-calling-international-community
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/10/the-day-we-fight-back_n_4759693.html