Five Ways to be Proactive about the NSA Scandal

People around the world stared in bewilderment at their TV and computer screens last week as confirmation of our government’s secret surveillance techniques hit the media. Libertarians, on the other hand, were largely unsurprised by the news that the NSA has been monitoring our telephone records and online data. We have been warning about this sort of intrusion into our liberties for years while being called conspiracy nuts and sensationalists, but now that the cat is officially out of the bag, we’ve seen a surprising shift in the general public’s sentiment regarding government surveillance activities.

As a result, opportunities are popping up that allow us to do our part to fight this heinous display of government overreach. Here are five such options: …

I assumed this had been going on since 2001. I totally agree, Americans aghast that the government is using the Patriot Act they passed right in front of us. Uhhh no duh they’re tapping everyone and everything.