"[1] The US has a strong culture of privacy, which is what makes PRISM so surprising for their citizens. (Not for many other people who were saying it's happening, and have been doing so for a while.)"
When will the public accept that "good strong laws and privacy culture" is not in the least a characteristic of the US, and hasn't been for the last 30 years?
The US is probably not a democracy anymore, and hasn't been for over 20 years, since Governments are elected by corporate interests (via campaign funding)
"[1] The US has a strong culture of privacy, which is what makes PRISM so surprising for their citizens. (Not for many other people who were saying it's happening, and have been doing so for a while.)"
When will the public accept that "good strong laws and privacy culture" is not in the least a characteristic of the US, and hasn't been for the last 30 years?
The US is probably not a democracy anymore, and hasn't been for over 20 years, since Governments are elected by corporate interests (via campaign funding)