Handing your life over to tyrants

[struggle4progress]

.. Let's take a moment to connect some of the dots in the latest round of the NSA scandals, and recap some of what we know is happening:

Loads of phone companies handed over call records to the NSA voluntarily, and then denied it;
AT&T's Internet traffic is being routed through government black boxes, which capture our information;
The federal government has tried to dismiss cases brought against AT&T;
The FCC is refusing to investigate AT&T or the NSA because of "national security concerns";
Freedom of Information Act requests regarding captured phone records and traffic have been denied;
The Attorney General and the FBI are encouraging Internet companies to retain customer records for up to two years.

It all adds up to a complete loss of liberty (are you listening, libertarians? That's where your name comes from), but moreover, we are talking about a loss of control, handing that will freely over to the federal government in regards to how we conduct our lives ..

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/echochamber/36971/