The internet is a big deal. I’m not just saying that to sound cynical, it’s how we function as a modern society. So on June 5^th, 2013, Edward Snowden saw it in himself to do a favour for the American people.

Back in 2007, also known by the harder to say US-98XN, PRISM was a project headed by the Bush administration under the ‘Protect America Act’. During the hay-days of the war against terrorism, it was developed as a new way to spy on people. As technology progressed further, the government had to find new ways to make sure that terrorists were never going to set foot on American soil again.

So they tapped phone lines, the internet, and (the most recently outed) video games. Continue reading →