Police State

Google and others make it harder for NSA to tap into their systems.

"Eric Grosse, Google’s security chief, suggested in an interview that the N.S.A.'s own behavior invited the new arms race.

“I am willing to help on the purely defensive side of things,” he said, referring to Washington’s efforts to enlist Silicon Valley in cybersecurity efforts. “But signals intercept is totally off the table,” he said, referring to national intelligence gathering.

“No hard feelings, but my job is to make their job hard,” he added."

This is a step in the right direction, but NSA won't sit still for this.

Microsoft fixing problems in Windows 8, but leaving them unfixed in Windows 7. That's not support. That's creating vulnerabilities for NSA and other hackers.

Noam Chomsky attacks Obama over surveillance.