I specifically said in my post that you have to take technical countermeasures to avoid being watched (browse the web with Tor, don't signup with services that require PII, use fake PII, that kind of thing).
Donating to the EFF doesn't change the fact that the CIA/NSA are actively monitoring you now. What the NSA/CIA is doing is arguably illegal, yet they're still doing it.
Do you really think that that is going to be the long term solution? Think about an average consumer - will you expect him to log in through tor or do not register with Google/Yahoo since they require your name/phone number. Secondly it is more than just PII (the govt already has those if you are in US) - I view this more along the lines that govt is now getting more context around EACH individual. And a lot of that is personal. All your email info, your files on Dropbox, your chats, your videos are readily accessible to them.
The long term solution has to be institutional. EFF is committed to help out there. I am not saying that EFF is the only solution (or even the best solution). But, at this point, unfortunately I feel there are few other options.
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I specifically said in my post that you have to take technical countermeasures to avoid being watched (browse the web with Tor, don't signup with services that require PII, use fake PII, that kind of thing).
Donating to the EFF doesn't change the fact that the CIA/NSA are actively monitoring you now. What the NSA/CIA is doing is arguably illegal, yet they're still doing it.
Do you really think that that is going to be the long term solution? Think about an average consumer - will you expect him to log in through tor or do not register with Google/Yahoo since they require your name/phone number. Secondly it is more than just PII (the govt already has those if you are in US) - I view this more along the lines that govt is now getting more context around EACH individual. And a lot of that is personal. All your email info, your files on Dropbox, your chats, your videos are readily accessible to them.
The long term solution has to be institutional. EFF is committed to help out there. I am not saying that EFF is the only solution (or even the best solution). But, at this point, unfortunately I feel there are few other options.