eff_yan

This is a fantastic point of view. Don't trust us! You can also call Congress without going through the site, or enter a one-time phone number (and use Tor).

Sorry, in case it wasn't clear, that was a totally serious reply. I think the Internet would be a much healthier place if there were less blind trust of site operators with users' personal data, given the frequency of catastrophic database breaches.

And more people should download and use Tor: https://torproject.org.

I don't personally think it's realistic to expect a single event to change the course of history when mass surveillance is so deeply entrenched in how the US government operates; in that sense, I agree with you that there will probably be less of a measurable impact than the SOPA/PIPA protests. But, raising awareness of the issues and getting more people to become angry about them is a crucial first step. This is going to be a long battle.

On the other hand, calling Congress does have a HUGE impact on how much our representatives think that we oppose mass surveillance. It's 7 AM here on the US west coast, and there have been 11.5k calls placed through https://thedaywefightback.org/. I bet that's more than average. :)

Yep, Tor is definitely a target of traffic analysis for now, but this becomes harder when more people use Tor. So, start using Tor.

Call Congress if you're in the U.S. You can do this with a few clicks at https://thedaywefightback.org/.