Indeed. Most of NSA news are only confirming what everyone could reasonaly already assume - i.e. that yes, they can hit you everywhere. Don't get me wrong, I love NSA stories, but the Superfish one is rightfully more covered because:
- it's an immediate and very serious threat to a lot of people (every script kiddie with room-temperature IQ level can use it to clear someone's bank account)
- it's a very clear example of how customers are literally being fucked over by businesses, and how a big and trusted company turned out to be represented by flat-out lying assholes (one rarely gets to see a case without any room for doubt)
- it's a case that you can (and should) do something about
- it's an immediate and very serious threat to a lot of people (every script kiddie with room-temperature IQ level can use it to clear someone's bank account)
- it's a very clear example of how customers are literally being fucked over by businesses, and how a big and trusted company turned out to be represented by flat-out lying assholes (one rarely gets to see a case without any room for doubt)
- it's a case that you can (and should) do something about