So my friend, who loves big government and trusts them like a fucking sheep, believes that the NSA program which was collecting metadata // breaking the law and violating our constitutional rights, has actually been terminated.
"The government shut down the program after Snowden blew the whistle." Links to government page claiming they no longer practice this shit
OBVIOUSLY they still do. I would wager whats actually going on is far far worse than what Snowden even blew the whistle on.
At this point in my life I just more or less assume the government has access to anything I do online, even if it is over TOR. (Tor is safer, but obviously not perfect.) Not saying they actively know everything, but have the tools to if they gave a fuck. Any texts or emails I just automatically assume are unsecure.
He (of course) said "Prove it." Naturally this is a pretty impossible task, but if anyone could assist me that would be great :)
Why does it matter so much? Tell him he's a fucking idiot and go on with your day.