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Crazy leaks but we all knew the Feds been doing this.
I remember reading Dan Brown's Digital Fortress back in the day and even though it was fiction, it gave me an insight on just how powerful the NSA's data collection process is including the power of coding/cryptology. There are so many digital codes embedded on cell phones, or any networking equipment and I wouldn't doubt it that the NSA's super computers can easily decrypt em and spy on us willingly.
Anyone surprised by the contents of this leak just doesn't realize how far ahead the government is in matters of tech research. The concept of the internet was developed in the 70s and only became mainstream in the 90s.
It is a little shortsighted to expect the government not to use it to gather intelligence, especially after facebook demonstrated how willing people can be when it comes to sharing info about themselves. Our desire to streamline and simplify our lives is making the work of the IC easy. Might be a good idea to go back to dumb GPS devices, TV, and cars instead google maps, smart TVs, and OnStar.