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That is also why we must rally behind Snowden, Greenwald, Scahill and other courageous whistleblowers and journalists. In the current scenario of massive over-classification of supposedly "public" activities we are very dependent on individuals to provide the necessary checks on secret power.

As an individual, today you should make calls. Long-term, you should commit to educating yourself about secure on-line communication and start making choices that help increase the ratios of encrypted internet traffic. Use Tor. Learn how to use PGP for email. Pay attention as viable alternatives to mainstream, commercial communications tools become available and invest in making the switch.

Learn about the mass surveillance your government is engaged in and start or join a resistance movement. We know the most about the activities of the NSA and they certainly seem to have the most funding and resources, but mass surveillance is something most powerful elites find very useful and that they seek to develop and exploit. Like nuclear weapons, this is a destructive capability that must be contained as best we can.