[eldr]

I'm usually skeptical of conspiracies, but now I guess I have to be more open to the possibility of this kind of behaviour.

If they went to these lengths with tech companies can't we assume that surveillance in place within financial institutions is even worse than what we know it is? It could hint at another angle beyond having lots of money where Wall Street has leverage over Washington. I can imagine bank execs threatening leaks should things not go their way.

[flyinRyan]

You should always be skeptical, but you must always keep in mind that conspiracies do happen all the time [1].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler#Allegations_of_t...