This is a major problem. The situation in the US seems to be really fucked up. I wonder why they aren't just expropriate VZ and giving the access to the Internet in public hands.
I really don't like the new UI. I miss the good old menu bar on top of the screen and i don't understand why firefox is trying to copy chrome :/. I wish there were an alternative to firefox and chrome, s it looks today I don't want to use either of them.
That is the point. We should stop calling founders and businessmen hackers. A hacker is a person dedicated to technology and freedom. A silent hero, fighting everyday against against oppression, law and order. A person whose sole interest is keeping information free and accessible to everyone. Maybe he is not the best guy in socializing and communicating his interests and maybe some hackers are doing pranks and breaking your phone switches. But these are the people who are the front line the only ones who are willing to carry the fight for freedom and equality into the internet and against the people who are now calling themselves "Hackers". Businessmen, lawyers and founders all those people which interests are to make money and obey. YOU silicon valley guys aren't hackers anymore. you have become the mass you have sold your ambitions. I'm going to shed a tear now for all of you. Hacking is about rebellion hacking is keeping the internet free of scum like fascists and governments Hacking is the way of autonomous thinking. Hacking is keeping freedom in your heart and helping the oppressed. Hacking is so much more then "finding the best way to optimize your workflow"
It's not like they are just some "ordinary" bad guys, like A&T, who just want to make some bucks. The NSA is one of the most dangerous enemys to free speech and the freedom of the Internet. There is a high chance that they are going to undermine all our efforts to make a free and secure internet.