NSA FILES: DECODED What the revelations mean for you.
From the story:
When Edward Snowden met journalists in his cramped room n Hong Kong’s Mira hotel in June, his mission was ambitious. Amid the clutter of laundry, meal trays and his four laptops, he wanted to start a debate about mass surveillance.
He succeeded beyond anything the journalists or Snowden himself ever imagined. His disclosures about the NSA resonated with Americans from day one. But they also exploded round the world.
For some, like Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, it is a vitally important issue, one of the biggest of our time: nothing less than the defence of democracy in the digital age.
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And it just keeps getting better the further you read in the story.
If you have trouble remembering all the various outrages of the NSA as they dribbled out over the past several months, this is a great summary of the leaks and the debates surrounding them.
Do keep in mind that surveillance has not slowed one bit nor is there any reason to think the NSA will obey any future restrictions.