[AnotherUnixGeek]

"I think it's a very big surprise," Feinstein said. "I had actually thought that China would see this as an opportunity to improve relations and extradite him to the United States.

And I thought Congress would see this as an opportunity to question and roll back this administration's ability to spy on US citizens without a warrant. But the US has changed fundamentally, and for the worse. Most citizens apparently see no problem in the federal government having unfettered access to their private communications. And if the issue ever got to the Supreme Court, our "conservative" Chief Justice would probably discover a constitutional right for the government to record every word ever spoken by any American during their lifetimes.

[cripplecreek]

[Hostage]

> “Most citizens apparently see no problem in the federal government having unfettered access to their private communications.”

Not true. A majority of voting Americans do see a problem with it.

It is the media that puts the flippant attitude out there for consumption.