[Dolimiter]

If you're wondering why you are being downvoted...

The readership at Hacker News firmly believes that the US is a surveillance state. Stories are chosen and upvoted which confirm this worldview. Dissenting opinions are downvoted. If you're looking for a reasoned evidence-based discussion of the NSA, then choose a different website.

[duncan_bayne]

That was actually my point - it is a surveillance state, but the author of the piece lacked the balls to say it directly.