The cat we all knew was
there is out of the bag. Aside from hurting our country's ability to
market data-hosting services to the world, how is PRISM going to
affect our daily lives and use of technology? Despite the knee-jerk
reaction we all have when we realize the government is spying on us,
there are some benefits to realizing our data is vulnerable. The
weakest link in security has always been the user, and the bottom
line has always been, if it's private, don't put it on the Internet.
PRISM dispels the false security that passwords make your Internet
data private. A skilled and determined hacker can get into most
accounts one way or another. We would all be wise to be more careful
about the information we make public. Besides, users becoming more
careful about their private data shows that even big, ugly,
monstrous, black clouds have silver linings.
My problem is not that the government spies on people to catch criminals, it's that instead of setting up some rules to go by and making them public, like the system we have for search warrants, they just tried to get away with anything they wanted and keep it all secret. How can people trust their government if it won't be honest with them about what it's doing?
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